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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramesses Rei (ranked 2039 p4p, 3194 weight class) and Roger Sparr (ranked 281 p4p, 410 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 cm 28 260 11 - 9 - 0 |
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200 cm 27 265 4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Fast |
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramesses Rei! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Sparr! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rei just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Sparr misses. Rei misses with a two punch combination.
Rei backing away here, and Sparr unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Rei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sparr. Sparr lands a jab to the nose. Rei gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Sparr looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Sparr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sparr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Sparr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Sparr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rei wants to sweep here but Sparr controlling him for the moment. Sparr wants to pass the guard but Rei is keeping the position. Sparr is working Rei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Sparr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Sparr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Sparr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Sparr throws a big elbow that misses. Sparr stopping the sweep attempt from Rei.
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. Sparr chips away with some ground and pound. Sparr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Rei keeping moving, preventing Sparr from controlling successfully. Rei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparr on the ground. Sparr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Sparr wants to pass the guard but Rei is keeping the position. Sparr postures up.
Sparr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Sparr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sparr tries to free his leg and advance position but Rei is retaining full guard. Rei wants to sweep here but Sparr controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Sparr throws a hook but Rei avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sparr slips under a jab from Rei. Rei scores with a jab. Sparr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rei did well to prevent Sparr getting side control. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sparr lands a nice short elbow. Sparr is looking to take a break and control but Rei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Sparr lands with a punch from half guard. Sparr is trying to control the action in half guard but Rei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Sparr content to control rather than advance. Sparr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rei keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sparr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rei has managed to free his arm - good work. Rei controlling the position for now. Rei is trying to stand back up but Sparr is controlling him
Rei on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rei tries to get out of the position. Sparr passes to full mount! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. 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!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This has been an exciting period of action! Rei tries to hold on but Sparr postures up. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Sparr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rei. Rei staying out of range there. Sparr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sparr showed some decent athleticism there. Rei wants to get back to full guard. Sparr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Sparr has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sparr is thwarting Rei's attempts to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rei wants to get back to full guard. Sparr working Rei over with strikes. Rei keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sparr is looking to take a break and control but Rei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Sparr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rei's head. Ground and pound from Sparr. Sparr is looking to advance position but Rei won't allow it. Sparr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Rei taking some punishment here, with Sparr in his half guard. Sparr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Sparr lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sparr lands strikes from half guard. Sparr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Sparr is taking a breather. Rei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sparr slips a nice elbow through Rei's hands, connecting with Rei's forehead. Nice strikes from Sparr there. Nice strikes from Sparr there.
Rei is rocked! Sparr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Sparr lands a big elbow - Rei is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rei is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roger Sparr! Our winner, Roger Sparr, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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36% |
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