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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 1742 p4p, 3845 weight class) and Hiki Antsa (ranked 209 p4p, 373 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140
13 - 2 - 0 |
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3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiki Antsa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Antsa's half guard.
Sparrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Antsa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparrow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Antsa lands with a few short shots to the body.
Antsa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Helsinki. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Antsa wants to improve his position but Sparrow is controlling well.
Antsa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparrow.
Sparrow is nestled in close to Antsa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sparrow is trying to control. Antsa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sparrow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sparrow slips a nice elbow through Antsa's hands, connecting with Antsa's forehead.
Sparrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sparrow prevents Antsa from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antsa taking some punishment here, with Sparrow in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antsa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sparrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antsa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Antsa won't allow Sparrow to get back to his feet.
Antsa wants to control from the top but Sparrow keeps moving.
Antsa cracks Sparrow with a solid left hand.
Antsa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sparrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antsa manages to get himself to full guard.
Sparrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Antsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antsa wants to sweep here but Sparrow controlling him for the moment.
Sparrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Antsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparrow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Antsa keeping moving, preventing Sparrow from controlling successfully.
Antsa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparrow is aware though and is defending well.
Antsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparrow is one step ahead there.
Antsa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antsa keeping full guard, as Sparrow tries to pass.
Antsa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparrow is aware though and is defending well.
Sparrow has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Antsa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Antsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparrow, not yet.
Antsa looking to sit in guard and control but Sparrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Antsa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow wants to control from the top but Antsa keeps moving.
Sparrow chips away with some ground and pound.
Antsa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparrow is aware though and is defending well.
Sparrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antsa is trying to keep Sparrow in close.
Antsa pulls Sparrow in to control the position.
Antsa 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.
Sparrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Antsa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Sparrow with that takedown attempt.
Antsa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sparrow shoots for a double leg takedown but Antsa sprawls well. He's pushed Sparrow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sparrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Antsa can't do much from the bottom here.
Sparrow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sparrow is working Antsa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sparrow landing a few strikes.
Antsa can't do much from the bottom here.
Antsa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antsa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparrow wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow is working hard here to advance position.
Antsa trying to control from half guard but Sparrow is working away.
Antsa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparrow's head.
Antsa wants to control but Sparrow is keeping him busy.
Sparrow is looking for a sweep. Antsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Antsa trying to control the action but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Antsa lands a nice short elbow.
Antsa slows the pace down in half guard.
Jack Sparrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Sparrow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antsa is working away from the top position though.
Antsa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sparrow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sparrow trying to control but Antsa postures up.
Antsa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Antsa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sparrow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sparrow is looking to get to half guard.
Sparrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sparrow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparrow tries to get out of the position.
Antsa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sparrow tries to hold on but Antsa postures up.
Sparrow is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Antsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sparrow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sparrow wants to control but Antsa is having none of it.
Sparrow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sparrow manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Antsa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparrow's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparrow wants to control but Antsa is keeping busy.
Sparrow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antsa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiki Antsa 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! This is the final round!
Antsa connects with a body shot that sends Sparrow's belly button to the back.
Sparrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sparrow trying to control the action but Antsa is working from the bottom.
Antsa manages to get to full guard.
Antsa can't keep his opponent in guard - Sparrow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sparrow trying to control the action but Antsa is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow is nestled in close to Antsa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Antsa trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sparrow lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antsa is looking for a sweep. Sparrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparrow is keen to just control but Antsa is a slippery customer.
Sparrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparrow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sparrow winds up and cracks Antsa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparrow working Antsa over with strikes.
Antsa manages to get to full guard.
Sparrow postures up in Antsa's guard and throws a big left but Antsa blocks it.
Sparrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sparrow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Antsa for as long as he can get away with.
Sparrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antsa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow throwing strikes from guard but Antsa blocks nicely.
Sparrow trying to control but Antsa is working from the bottom.
Antsa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sparrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparrow is fighting to break Antsa's control of his arms but Antsa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Antsa is trying to control the position but Sparrow postures up.
Sparrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antsa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparrow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparrow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Antsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antsa is keeping the position for now.
Sparrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sparrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antsa has his hands on Sparrow's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparrow shoots for a double leg takedown but Antsa sprawls well. He's pushed Sparrow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Antsa responds with a good body kick, but Sparrow manages to step out the way in time.
Antsa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparrow. Sparrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Antsa feints the counter takedown.
Sparrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sparrow showed some decent athleticism there.
Sparrow is looking to pass Antsa's guard but actually Antsa recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparrow throws a big elbow that misses.
Antsa wants to sweep here but Sparrow controlling him for the moment.
Antsa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparrow won't allow Antsa to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparrow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sparrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparrow throwing strikes from guard but Antsa blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sparrow 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!
Our winner, Jack Sparrow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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