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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Mcsparr (ranked 1194 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Malcolm King (ranked 188 p4p, 178 weight class). Mcsparr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Hell's Bells. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boxing Mcsparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm King!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcsparr throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
King thuds a left hand into Mcsparr's body.
Mcsparr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mcsparr scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King is rocked!
King stuns Mcsparr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcsparr finish him?
King tries to score with a low kick but Mcsparr moves his leg out of the way.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcsparr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcsparr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mcsparr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcsparr scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Malcolm King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for King.
King 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.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mcsparr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcsparr slips under a jab from King.
King thuds a left hand into Mcsparr's body.
Nice straight punches there by Mcsparr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mcsparr.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcsparr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Mcsparr moves into the clinch.
Mcsparr manages to break the clinch.
King throws a hook but Mcsparr avoids it easily.
Mcsparr throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcsparr. That snapped King's head back.
A swing and a miss from King.
Mcsparr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King throws a body punch but Mcsparr moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Mcsparr's head back.
Mcsparr needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King wants to slow Mcsparr down by chopping away at his legs.
King tries a low kick but Mcsparr avoids it.
Mcsparr moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcsparr lands with a right to the head.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcsparr misses with a punch on the inside.
King working aggressively here.
Mcsparr scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcsparr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mcsparr just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcsparr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcsparr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcsparr misses with a punch on the inside.
King digs a right hand underneath Mcsparr's ribcage. Mcsparr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mcsparr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcsparr blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Mcsparr pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcsparr.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcsparr's elbow.
I was talking to Mcsparr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King tries a body shot but Mcsparr blocks it.
Mcsparr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcsparr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mcsparr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Mcsparr misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
A jab from King does it's job there.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcsparr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcsparr counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcsparr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mcsparr if he has to take too many more of those.
Mcsparr misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mcsparr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King stuns Mcsparr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcsparr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mcsparr throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Mcsparr thows a left - swing and a miss!
King with a nice cross.
Mcsparr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
A low kick lands for King.
Mcsparr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands with a nice body punch.
King takes a swing at Mcsparr's ribcage but misses.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcsparr.
Malcolm King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcsparr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcsparr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcsparr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King takes a swing at Mcsparr's ribcage but misses.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcsparr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcsparr throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Mcsparr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
An attempted straight right counter from Mcsparr misses the target.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcsparr manages to avoid it.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a leg kick but Mcsparr checks it.
King lands a jab to the head.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Mcsparr's head back.
Mcsparr swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
King looks to land a right hand but Mcsparr moved out of range.
Mcsparr is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcsparr.
King lands a jab to Mcsparr's midsection.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Mcsparr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcsparr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King throws a nice looking combination but Mcsparr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Mcsparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mcsparr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a leg kick.
Mcsparr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Mcsparr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mcsparr.
Mcsparr misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Mcsparr misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mcsparr throws a right hand that misses
and King finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A jab from King finds it's way through Mcsparr's defenses.
Mcsparr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Mcsparr counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcsparr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mcsparr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
A little feinted left hand from Mcsparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mcsparr takes one to the side of the head.
Mcsparr throws a jab when King was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcsparr was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcsparr misses with a few strikes there.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
Mcsparr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by King.
King slips under a jab.
King avoids the body shot from Mcsparr.
A head kick by King misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcsparr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws out a leg kick but Mcsparr moves out of range and King only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King thuds a left hand into Mcsparr's body.
Mcsparr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcsparr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mcsparr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcsparr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcsparr just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Mcsparr down.
Mcsparr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcsparr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King misses with a straight right.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
Mcsparr misses with a left hand
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Mcsparr checks a leg kick.
Mcsparr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King jabs at Mcsparr's body.
Mcsparr takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcsparr's hands.
King connects with a jab.
King throws a shot from downtown. Mcsparr moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mcsparr blocks the leg kick.
Mcsparr throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Mcsparr should have avoided that one.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcsparr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Mcsparr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Mcsparr throws a body kick that misses.
King throws a right and a left that Mcsparr avoids nicely.
King swings for the body but Mcsparr moves out of range.
King throws a body punch but Mcsparr moves out of range.
Mcsparr is looking to counter punch.
Mcsparr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mcsparr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mcsparr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
It looked like Mcsparr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
King throws a leg kick which misses Mcsparr's front leg but catches the back leg as Mcsparr tries to avoid it.
Mcsparr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King thuds his right hand into Mcsparr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Boxing Mcsparr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King slips a straight right by Mcsparr.
Mcsparr ducks under a wild hook from King.
Mcsparr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Mcsparr blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mcsparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mcsparr avoids the body shot from King.
Malcolm King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mcsparr throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a head kick.
King scores with a nice right hand.
Mcsparr misses with a wild body shot.
Mcsparr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcsparr throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot by King.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King digs a good body shot into Mcsparr's ribs.
Mcsparr misses with a wild body shot.
Mcsparr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm King!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Malcolm King waved his t-shirt featuring HNC 160Q ($100)'s logo in front of the cameras.
Boxing Mcsparr spoke after the fight, saying 'I thought I was winning until I lost.'.
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