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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Worthington (ranked 1331 p4p, 164 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 1302 p4p, 160 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Worthington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Am Canadian Anthem. Forrest Worthington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington connects with a solid leg kick.
Worthington has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
Worthington lands a right hand.
Sharp pushes Worthington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worthington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Worthington controls the action.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Worthington avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharp.
Worthington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp wants to break free but Worthington has control.
Worthington gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Worthington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sharp keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Worthington lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthington controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Worthington passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sharp!
Sharp wants to hold on but Worthington pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Worthington controlling from mount.
Worthington misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Worthington misses with a head shot.
Worthington controlling the position easily from mount.
Sharp tries to reverse the position but Worthington maintains control.
Worthington controlling the position easily from mount.
Worthington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sharp told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Worthington trying to control but Sharp is having none of it.
Worthington controlling the pace for now.
Worthington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've been hearing good reports from Worthington's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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.
Worthington breaks from Sharp's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Worthington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Worthington unloads with some shots from mount but Sharp bucks and avoids them well.
Worthington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sharp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Worthington controlling his opponent.
Worthington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sharp is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worthington punching from mount but Sharp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Worthington dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Worthington misses with a leg kick.
Worthington lands a nice shot that snaps Sharp's head back.
Worthington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
Worthington misses with a shot to the body
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Worthington.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Worthington.
A head kick by Worthington misses
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp digs a good body shot into Worthington's ribs.
Worthington throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Forrest Worthington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
An attempted straight right counter from Worthington misses the target.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Worthington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Worthington keeps Sharp at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sharp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Worthington connects with a solid leg kick.
Worthington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sharp works Worthington's body with a nice hook.
Worthington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sharps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Worthington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sharp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Worthington somewhat.
As Worthington backs off Sharp throws a huge counter combo but Worthington manages to avoid it all.
Worthington scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Worthington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Worthington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Worthington takes the fight into the clinch.
Worthington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Worthington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Worthington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sharp pushes Worthington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Worthington.
Worthington misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Worthington.
Worthington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Worthington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Worthington misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharp blocking some punches.
Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp staying out of range there.
Worthington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Worthington to score with a decent uppercut.
Worthington tries to land a body kick
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Worthington shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Worthington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthington is just out of range.
Worthington scores with a jab.
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!
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Worthington.
Worthington tries to score with a low kick but Sharp moves his leg out of the way.
Sharp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sharp thuds a left hand into Worthington's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Worthington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worthington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Worthington misses with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Worthington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Worthington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Worthington connects with a looping right hand.
Worthington slips a straight right by Sharp.
Worthington misses with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a left to the body.
Worthington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Worthington misses with a straight left.
Worthington misses with a body kick.
Sharp checks the leg kick.
Sharp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worthington moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Worthington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sharp defending well as Worthington loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Worthington instigates a clinch.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Sharp blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharp.
Worthington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Worthington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worthington blocking some punches.
Worthington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worthington lands an uppercut.
Sharp stops a takedown attempt from Worthington.
Worthington misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Worthington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Worthington.
Asa Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharp's efforts to push away.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Worthington controls the action.
Worthington blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Worthington has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worthington lands with a left to the head.
Worthington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Worthington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharp is rocked!
Sharp blocks a body shot from Worthington.
Worthington has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sharp clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Even with his hooks in, Worthington manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Worthington missing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Worthington manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sharp avoids the strikes from Worthington.
Worthington is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Sharp is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Worthington off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Worthington is looking to control Sharp but Sharp is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Worthington landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Forrest Worthington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Worthington throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Worthington controls the action.
Sharp trying to control but not successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Worthington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Worthington 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Worthington!
A very excited looking Forrest Worthington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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