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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 339 p4p, 851 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 48 p4p, 96 weight class). Sparr comes to the cage accompanied by OH NO!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodman fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Goodman moves into the clinch.
Sparr misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparr prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparr pushes Goodman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Goodman prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sparr is working for takedown but Goodman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goodman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sparr after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Goodman lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Roger Sparr has been cut.
Goodman lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Goodman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sparr's defenses.
Goodman told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Goodman gets underhooks to prevent Sparr's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Sparr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sparr up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sparr lands a right hand.
Goodman lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman lands with a short shot to the head.
Sparr misses with some punches.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparr controls his hands.
Sparr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Sparr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Sparr on the inside.
Sparr blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Sparr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working aggressively here.
Sparr can't get the takedown.
Goodman blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Goodman as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Goodman.
Sparr is breathing heavily.
Sparr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Goodman.
Sparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goodman manages to break the clinch.
Sparr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparr.
Sparr lands a nice looking body shot.
Goodman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Sparr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goodman goes for a double leg but Sparr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sparr continues to drive forward.
Sparr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a left hand
and Sparr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Goodman is looking for a sweep. Sparr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparr is looking to advance position but Goodman won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparr is working away from the top position though.
Sparr moves nicely into side control.
Sparr working the ground and pound but Goodman is defending the strikes.
Sparr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.
Goodman wants to control but Sparr postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparr grinds an elbow into Goodman's temple.
Sparr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goodman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sparr.
Sparr lands a few punches from side control.
Goodman parries the strikes from Sparr easily there. Sparr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goodman to escape.
Sparr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Goodman stops Sparr from passing to mount.
Sparr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goodman to see if he's OK.
Sparr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Goodman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparr tries to counter with a takedown but Goodman is quick to defend against it.
Sparr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Goodman tries to clinch up.
Goodman tries to clinch up.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sparr lands a nice looking body shot.
Goodman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sparr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Sparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
Goodman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman digs a good body shot into Sparr's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Sparr.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Goodman avoids it well and moves away.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman moves into the clinch.
Saul Goodman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman stalling in the clinch but Sparr improves position.
Sparr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sparr lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparr.
Sparr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparr is looking for a takedown.
Goodman tries a knee to the head but Sparr blocks it.
Sparr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goodman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sparr checks a leg kick.
Sparr works the jab nicely.
Goodman misses with a combination
and Sparr counters with a shoot takedown. Goodman fights it but they end up in guard.
Sparr looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goodman defends well.
Goodman stopping the sweep attempt from Sparr.
Goodman wants to pass the guard but Sparr is keeping the position.
Sparr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sparr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roger Sparr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sparr controlling Goodman's posture.
Sparr wants to sweep here but Goodman controlling him for the moment.
Sparr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goodman defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sparr holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Goodman tries to clinch but Sparr is having none of it.
Sparr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sparr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sparr postures up and lands a big shot to Goodman's brow.
Sparr scoring with some ground and pound.
Sparr is looking to work some ground and pound but Goodman has wrist control.
Goodman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr'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.
A lazy left from Goodman finds it's target.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Goodman is looking to score with low kicks.
Goodman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Sparr circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparr moves out of range of the body kick from Goodman.
Goodman moves in looking to clinch but Sparr pushes him off.
Sparr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goodman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sparr throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Goodman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodman is defended easily by Sparr.
Nice takedown defense from Goodman. No joy for Sparr on that attempt.
Goodman tries to clinch
and Sparr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparr.
Sparr distracts Goodman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sparr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sparr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goodman's head.
Sparr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Sparr from controlling successfully.
Sparr pushing down on Goodman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working the head and body with strikes.
Sparr lands with a punch from half guard.
Sparr seems to be working for a kimura but Goodman defends the submission attempt.
Sparr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goodman tries to roll over but Sparr keeps him under control.
Goodman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goodman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sparr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sparr's back!
Goodman has good solid back control here.
A lull in the action here.
Sparr tries to escape but Goodman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sparr holding on to Goodman's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Sparr trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman has the hooks in. Sparr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sparr trying to control the hands but Goodman won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roger Sparr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sparr avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Sparr lands a lovely overhand right.
Sparr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sparr throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman with a nice cross.
Goodman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goodman throws a leg kick
and Sparr counters with a single leg into guard. Goodman didn't expect that.
Sparr looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goodman defends it easily.
Sparr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparr, not yet.
Sparr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sparr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Sparr keeps moving.
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.
Goodman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sparr looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparr, not yet.
Sparr managing to control the position.
Goodman postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Goodman misses
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Goodman!
Goodman gets back to half guard.
Sparr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goodman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparr throwing shots but Goodman is blocking nicely.
Goodman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sparr.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is putting a hurting on Goodman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sparr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goodman down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparr trying to control the action but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Goodman is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr working the ground and pound.
Sparr is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr had his way with Saul Goodman in that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sparr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goodman is fending him off so far but Sparr persists. Nope, Goodman circles away and we're back to standing.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Sparr avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Goodman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sparr counters with a shoot takedown. Goodman fights it but they end up in guard.
Goodman keeping full guard, as Sparr tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr controlling from the top position.
Sparr stopping the sweep attempt from Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman has momentary wrist control but Sparr slips an elbow through the middle.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Sparr from controlling successfully.
Sparr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sparr looking to pass the guard.
Sparr throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Sparr lands with an uppercut that bounces Goodman off the cage and back into range.
Sparr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Sparr circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparr misses with a looping left.
Goodman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Goodman!
Sparr working the head and body with strikes.
Sparr is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goodman defending against the ground and pound.
Sparr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sparr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is trying to control Sparr's posture but Sparr avoids it.
Sparr lands a nice forearm strike.
Goodman parries the strikes from Sparr easily there. Sparr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goodman to escape.
Goodman tries to bench press Sparr off him but Sparr keeps the position.
Sparr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sparr is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working the ground and pound but Goodman is defending the strikes.
Sparr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparr working the ground and pound from side control.
Goodman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Goodman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saul Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparr trying to control the action but Goodman is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Sparr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sparr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Sparr!
Roger Sparr is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Roger Sparr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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