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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 4530 p4p, 5671 weight class) and Kevin Shaw (ranked 509 p4p, 585 weight class). Kevin Shaw will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shaw sprawls well initially but Sparr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sparr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shaw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shaw wants to control but Sparr passes easily into half guard.
Sparr winds up and cracks Shaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparr working Shaw over with strikes.
Sparr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw gets back to full guard.
Shaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparr postures up and lands a big shot to Shaw's brow.
Sparr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shaw working a defensive guard but Sparr manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sparr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shaw wants to control but Sparr postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shaw has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sparr is trying to get an arm triangle but Shaw is defending well.
Sparr lands a nice forearm strike.
Sparr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sparr landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shaw down.
Sparr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sparr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sparr is working Shaw over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sparr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shaw tries to buck Sparr off but Sparr is having none of it.
Shaw looks winded!
Shaw is letting Sparr control him for a moment.
Sparr working the ground and pound from side control.
Sparr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sparr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shaw some visible discomfort.
Sparr has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Shaw!
Sparr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sparr controlling the position easily from mount.
Sparr lands a big shot there that rocks Shaw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that round.
That's time! Sparr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sparr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaw.
Roger Sparr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shaw gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sparr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sparr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sparr stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.
Sparr distracts Shaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparr wants to pass the guard but Shaw is keeping the position.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr landing with the ground and pound.
Shaw throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sparr forces his way into half guard.
Sparr moves into full mount! Shaw won't be happy about that!
Sparr with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sparr working Shaw over with strikes here.
Sparr raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Shaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparr with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparr lands a couple of good shots and Shaw has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sparr scores with strikes from the back.
Sparr is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Shaw defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sparr controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to remain composed but Sparr is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sparr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparr lands with a hammerfist to the side of Shaw's head.
Sparr is not going to allow Shaw to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be Shaw right now.
Sparr lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sparr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to remain composed but Sparr is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sparr scores with punches from the back.
Sparr is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Shaw showing good submission defense here.
Sparr landing with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparr.
Shaw tries to clinch there but Sparr circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sparr, as that shot connected.
Sparr drives through with a takedown into Shaw's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaw, not yet.
Shaw being controlled here, momentarily.
Shaw throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sparr chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparr stays in close to Shaw's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparr is controlling him.
Sparr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sparr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sparr scoring with punches from side control.
Shaw takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sparr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Sparr scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working the ground and pound from side control.
Sparr in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Shaw's face as Sparr controls the position.
Roger Sparr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaw takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sparr working the ground and pound.
Sparr scoring with punches and elbows.
Sparr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shaw takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr lands some shots froms side control.
Shaw gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sparr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sparr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sparr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sparr breaks from Shaw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sparr is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shaw can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr lands a nice shot to the head.
Sparr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Sparr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sparr with shots to the head and body - Shaw looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sparr controlling the position easily from mount.
Sparr landing shots from mount.
Kevin Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Sparr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sparr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Sparr!
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