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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blue clear sky. Jones has chosen Filter - Hey Man, Nice Shot as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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157 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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168 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at AD Sparstars Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Jones.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones with a jab.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Jones's guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sparky Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Andrew Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Jones is stalling here.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Jones.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones lands a body shot.
Anderson slips a straight right by Jones.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Sparky Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anderson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Anderson throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anderson off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to hold on to the position here but Anderson rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Anderson wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones preventing the sweep.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andrew Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anderson uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back!
Anderson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Anderson has managed to slip his arm under Jones's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jones is tapping out! Submission win for Anderson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Andrew Jones spoke after the fight, saying '... sorry my coachs!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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