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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Sparkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparkler has chosen You're The Best as his entrance music. Van Wilder has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Olympic wrestler
Good elbows
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Van Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Sparkler!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Wilder misses with a looping left.
Wilder throws a lazy right hand but Sparkler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparkler misses with a wild body shot.
Wilder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sparkler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Sparkler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wilder is trying to defend but Sparkler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wilder is trying to stand back up but Sparkler is controlling him
Sparkler winds up and cracks Wilder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sparkler drops an elbow to the side of Wilder's head.
Wilder is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparkler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparkler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilder taking some punishment here, with Sparkler in his half guard.
Sparkler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet.
Sparkler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparkler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sparkler with the ground and pound but Wilder uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sparkler wants to pass the guard but Wilder is keeping the position.
Sparkler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilder wants to stand but Sparkler is controlling the position.
Wilder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparkler.
Sparkler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilder's head.
Wilder is looking to stand up but Sparkler isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparkler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sparkler throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
Sparkler pushes down on Wilder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sparkler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sparkler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilder defending well though.
Sparkler tries to pass to full mount but Wilder defends it.
Ground and pound from Sparkler.
Sparkler misses with a head shot. Wilder uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sparkler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sparkler throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sparkler scores with punches and elbows.
Sparkler softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet.
Sparkler misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder covering up well and avoiding damage.
Wilder takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Wilder hold on?!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sparkler's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sparkler is landing with strikes from the back.
Sparkler misses with punches from the back.
Sparkler lands a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sparkler landing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Wilder.
Sparkler swings for the body but Wilder moves out of range.
Sparkler misses with a wild body shot.
Wilder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilder throws a hook but Sparkler blocks it.
A punch combination from Wilder misses.
Wilder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparkler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wilder wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparkler won't allow it.
Sparkler wants a takedown.
Wilder working aggressively here.
Sparkler trying to land knees to the body.
Sparkler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sparkler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparkler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparkler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
Sparkler lands a knee to the body.
Sparkler lands a knee to the body.
Sparkler landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler scores a nice knee to the body.
Sparkler is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Wilder can't fight it off and eventually Sparkler manages to take the fight to the floor. Wilder looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sparkler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler distracts Wilder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilder is looking to stand up but Sparkler isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparkler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sparkler stands up over Wilder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparkler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparkler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparkler stands up over Wilder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparkler throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparkler landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder wants to stand but Sparkler is controlling the position.
Sparkler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparkler won't allow Wilder to get back to his feet.
Sparkler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sparkler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparkler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sparkler throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilder's head.
Sparkler looking to sit in guard and control but Wilder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilder wants to stand but Sparkler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sparkler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four 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.
Wilder being controlled here momentarily.
Wilder wants to stand and escape but instead Sparkler has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilder misses with a body shot.
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sparkler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sparkler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilder.
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Sparkler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sparkler has Wilder pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sparkler pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wilder tumbling to the mat - Sparkler dives into Wilder's guard.
Sparkler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilder's head.
Sparkler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sparkler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilder is keeping the position for now.
Sparkler throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparkler prevents Wilder from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sparkler lands a couple of elbows.
Sparkler throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
Sparkler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparkler slips nicely into half guard.
Sparkler thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wilder to regain full guard.
Sparkler prevents Wilder from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparkler throws a strike but Wilder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sparkler is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler is trying to keep Wilder in close.
Sparkler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilder is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Sparkler.
Wilder wants to stand but Sparkler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Van Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparkler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Wilder misses with a straight left.
Sparkler misses the shot to the body.
Wilder lands a jab-cross combination.
Sparkler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilder.
Sparkler takes a swing at Wilder's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparkler on the side of the head.
Sparkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder throws a jab when Sparkler was well out of range.
Ric Sparkler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilder tries to bum rush Sparkler with a series of wild strikes but Sparkler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilder is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sparkler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilder misses with the combination.
Sparkler just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sparkler.
Sparkler lands with a nice combination. Wilder backs away looking to recover.
Sparkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sparkler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sparkler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Van Wilder.
I think Sparkler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Sparkler!
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FIGHT
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