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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Luiz Capoia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Luiz Capoia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe looks to land a left hand but Capoia moved out of range nicely.
Capoia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Capoia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sharpe forces Capoia back against the cage and clinches.
Sharpe connects with a knee to the head.
Capoia has Sharpe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharpe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Richard Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Luiz Capoia.
Capoia has Sharpe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharpe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sharpe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Capoia's defenses.
It looks like Andre Luiz Capoia has been cut.
Capoia can't break the clinch.
Sharpe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharpe gets a clinch.
Capoia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sharpe crunches a lovely knee into Capoia's ribcage.
Capoia looks gassed!
Sharpe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Capoia slips a jab and a cross from Sharpe.
Sharpe clinches.
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!
Sharpe lands a knee to the body.
Sharpe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Capoia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sharpe crunches a lovely knee into Capoia's ribcage.
Sharpe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sharpe working the ground and pound.
Capoia is looking to regain half guard here but Sharpe keeps moving and retains side control.
Sharpe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sharpe trying to control the action but Capoia is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharpe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Capoia to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoia blocks a head kick by Sharpe.
Sharpe clinches with his opponent.
Sharpe lands a nice knee to the body.
Sharpe has hold of one of Capoia's legs. Capoia is fighting the takedown attempt but Sharpe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capoia is looking for a triangle but Sharpe pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Capoia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharpe content to stall in guard here.
Capoia has a closed guard, preventing Sharpe from standing up.
Capoia looking for a guillotine here but Sharpe defends easily.
Sharpe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Capoia on the ground.
Capoia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sharpe controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe is looking to stand up but Capoia won't let him.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Capoia keeps moving.
Capoia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharpe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capoia wants to sweep but no luck.
Capoia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sharpe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Sharpe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Luiz Capoia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sharpe instigates a clinch.
Sharpe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Capoia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sharpe jumps guard.
Capoia wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
Sharpe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sharpe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Capoia preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capoia wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
Capoia landing some decent shots from guard.
Capoia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Capoia wanted to stand there but Sharpe had control of the position.
Sharpe wants to stand up but Capoia is controlling him.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sharpe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Capoia closes the distance and clinches up with Sharpe, looking for a takedown. Capoia pushes Sharpe against the cage but Sharpe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sharpe.
Sharpe closes the distance and clinches.
Sharpe breaks from the clinch.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sharpe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sharpe is landing with some decent strikes but Capoia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Capoia tries to buck Sharpe off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoia is looking to improve his position but Sharpe isn't that keen on the idea.
Capoia wants to hold on but Sharpe pushes him away.
Sharpe breaks from Capoia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Capoia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Capoia can't escape the position.
Sharpe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Capoia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sharpe drives through and clinches with Capoia against the cage.
Sharpe stops a takedown attempt from Capoia.
Richard Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Luiz Capoia.
That's four 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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sharpe.
Capoia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sharpe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharpe breaks from the clinch.
Richard Sharpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Capoia is trying to get back to full guard.
Sharpe trying to control from half guard but Capoia is working away.
Capoia trying to control from the bottom.
Capoia is not content to let Sharpe control the position.
Capoia manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Sharpe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Luiz Capoia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Capoia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Capoia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sharpe takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharpe crunches a lovely knee into Capoia's ribcage.
Sharpe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Capoia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Capoia trying to control the hands but Sharpe won't let him.
Sharpe is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Capoia. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoia trying to control the hands but Sharpe breaks the grip.
What can Capoia do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Capoia looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sharpe.
Capoia is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
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.
Sharpe struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sharpe is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Capoia tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sharpe prevents Capoia from getting the reversal.
Capoia is in a horrible position here. Sharpe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sharpe trying to control but Capoia is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoia taking shots to the head.
Capoia can't escape the position.
Sharpe dominating with strikes here.
Capoia is looking to improve his position but Sharpe isn't that keen on the idea.
Sharpe avoids the attempt from Capoia to control.
Capoia flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A nice elbow there by Sharpe.
Richard Sharpe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharpe lands with some strikes.
Sharpe lands with some strikes.
Sharpe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Capoia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Capoia is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharpe blocks Capoia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Capoia gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Sharpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sharpe 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Sharpe!
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RATING
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