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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 235 p4p, 567 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 29 p4p, 81 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pick up man. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Silver is working Anderson over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silver tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silver is defending well.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver working aggressively here.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silver can't fight it off and eventually Anderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Silver looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silver controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silver for as long as he can get away with.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver is looking to sweep but instead, Anderson has passed into half guard.
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silver sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson stops Silver from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silver can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silver trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Silver felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Silver won't allow it.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Silver is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson not doing much here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Silver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Silver prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
A short right from Silver.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Silver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Silver sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Anderson is trying to drag Silver to the mat but Silver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silver regains guard.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anderson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silver is trying to control but Anderson manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson controlling from mount.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silver sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anderson trying to control the pace.
Silver is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silver wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but Silver is defending the position.
Silver is looking to get back to full guard here but Anderson has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Silver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silver is trying to get back to half guard.
Silver tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Silver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson wants to finish this one by submission but Silver is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anderson.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Silver can't escape the position.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Silver tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver stops Anderson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Silver working to try and regain half guard.
Silver regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that second 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.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Anderson has passed into side control.
Anderson controlling the position.
Silver can't do much from the bottom here.
Silver tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silver is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Silver is trying to work for a sweep but Anderson has mounted him!
Silver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Silver is trying to escape the mount.
Silver tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson wants to take Silver's back here but Silver is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Anderson trying to control but Silver is having none of it.
Silver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silver avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anderson.
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
Silver is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Silver is having none of it.
Silver has given up his back here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver trying to control the action but Anderson just sinks the hooks in.
Silver turns into Anderson and is now in his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson clearly takes 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.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silver moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Silver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson pushing down on Silver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silver is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Silver is trying to control but Anderson manages to pass to mount!
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Silver tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silver tries to improve his position but instead Anderson has taken his back!
Anderson has good solid back control here.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoiding Silver 's attempts to control his hands.
Silver is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anderson gets his way!
Silver just trying to survive but Anderson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Anderson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silver rolls, trying to escape but Anderson keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Anderson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Silver rolls, trying to escape but Anderson keeps control of the position.
Silver trying to control the hands but Anderson breaks the grip.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Anderson trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson had his way with Terry Silver in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silver is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Silver is trying to keep Anderson in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Silver tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Silver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silver is looking to stand back up but Anderson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Silver.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Silver wants to get back to full guard.
Terry Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Anderson manages to move to mount!
Anderson is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Silver is in real trouble.
Silver is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anderson.
Silver tries to roll but Anderson sticks to his back.
Anderson keeps control of the position easily here as Silver tries to buck him off.
Anderson looking for the RNC.
Silver is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Anderson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to stand back up.
Silver is really stuck here.
Sparky Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Anderson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Silver.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Sparky Anderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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