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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Black has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black clinches up with Sparrow and pushes him back against the cage.
Sparrow pulls Black into guard.
Black trying to control but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
Sparrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black wants to stand but Sparrow is controlling his posture from full guard.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black wants to stand and escape but instead Sparrow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparrow passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Sparrow seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sparrow might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Black trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black digs a good hook to Sparrow's body.
John Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparrow shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sparrow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black works the jab nicely.
Jack Sparrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparrow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Sparrow shoots in.
John Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Sparrow.
Black forces Sparrow back against the cage and clinches.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black is stalling here.
Sparrow gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sparrow passes into side control, despite Black's attempt to control the position.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow taking a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black tries to escape but Sparrow is in control.
Sparrow controls the position.
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sparrow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Black is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sparrow is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is letting Sparrow control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Sparrow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparrow.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Sparrow controls the action.
Black tries to break free but Sparrow pushes him back against the cage.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparrow controls his hands.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Sparrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Sparrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black 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.
Sparrow tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sparrow has picked Black up - he's going for a ride! Sparrow dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Black is looking to escape.
Well, if Sparrow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Sparrow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sparrow misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparrow misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
John Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Sparrow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparrow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sparrow blocks the strikes from Black.
Black is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Black some visible discomfort.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Black is pushing Sparrow's head away, looking to escape. Sparrow manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Sparrow stalls from top position.
Black is trying to get back to his feet.
Sparrow taking a breather here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Sparrow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Sparrow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sparrow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black landing knees to the body.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Sparrow has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sparrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Sparrow keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
Sparrow goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Sparrow.
Sparrow scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jack Sparrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Sparrow controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack Sparrow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparrow.
Black rushes Sparrow and presses him up against the cage.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparrow pulls Black into guard.
Black wants to stand but Sparrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sparrow wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparrow keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black wanted to stand there but Sparrow had control of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sparrow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Black.
Sparrow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Black quickly recovers to half guard.
Black is looking to escape.
Sparrow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Black wants to stand back up but Sparrow manages to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black manages to get back to half guard.
Jack Sparrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparrow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Sparrow.
I've got Sparrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!
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energy
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hype
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