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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sharpe (ranked 7742 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Mcallum (ranked 24339 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Sharpe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kent Mcallum!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sharpe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharpe dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcallum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown but Mcallum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Mcallum misses
and Sharpe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mcallum looking to control but Sharpe passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcallum trying to get back to full guard but Sharpe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mcallum is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcallum is looking to get to half guard.
Sharpe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sharpe prevents Mcallum from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Mcallum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sharpe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcallum is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sharpe landing strikes from the mount and Mcallum is in trouble!
Mcallum is bucking up trying to escape but Sharpe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcallum tries to reverse the position but Sharpe maintains control.
Sharpe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sharpe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mcallum tries to hold on but Sharpe pushes him away.
Sharpe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sharpe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sharpe controlling his opponent.
Mcallum bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharpe wants to sweep here but Mcallum controlling him for the moment.
Mcallum trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sharpe manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sharpe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcallum.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sharpe is pushing Mcallum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sharpe seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mcallum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcallum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcallum throws a head kick but Sharpe moves out of range.
Mcallum swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharpe.
Mcallum follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcallum tries to clinch there but Sharpe circles away.
Sharpe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mcallum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharpe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcallum throws a head kick that misses.
Sharpe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharpe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcallum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcallum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Mcallum.
A quick step to the side and Sharpe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcallum looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcallum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Sharpe dominated that round.
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.
Mcallum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharpe misses with a series of wild punches.
Sharpe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sharpe shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcallum tries to sprawl out of it but Sharpe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcallum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcallum.
Kent Mcallum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcallum 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mcallum, right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharpe.
Mcallum throws a sloppy head kick
and Sharpe counters with a right hand to the body.
Mcallum tries to clinch up.
Sharpe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcallum wants to counter the offense by Sharpe and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcallum throws a right hand that Sharpe ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharpe also avoids with ease.
As Mcallum looks to move away, Sharpe throws a big counter combo but Mcallum just gets out of the way.
A head kick by Mcallum misses
and Sharpe counters with a low kick, right behind Mcallum 's knee.
A head kick misses from Mcallum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcallum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mcallum looks to land a left hand but Sharpe moved out of range nicely.
Mcallum tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcallum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mcallum is breathing heavily.
Mcallum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sharpe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mcallum, right into the meat.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Sharpe there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcallum looking for submissions off his back.
Sharpe is looking for a kimura but Mcallum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sharpe to get the leverage.
Mcallum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharpe is working away from the top position though.
Mcallum is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Sharpe has latched onto it... Big trouble! Sharpe pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Mcallum is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Sharpe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathan Sharpe!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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