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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 394 p4p, 552 weight class) and Seamus O Brien (ranked 49 p4p, 74 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pick up man. O Brien has chosen Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at O Brien's knee but O Brien avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from O Brien lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by O Brien. Beautiful body shot.
O Brien loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Brien wants to get back to his feet but Anderson passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson stops O Brien from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Brien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Brien wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
O Brien is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but O Brien defending well.
O Brien is in trouble now - Anderson has advanced to mount!
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Anderson misses with a head shot.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to escape the mount.
O Brien 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.
O Brien is still trying to improve position.
O Brien tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson mounts O Brien! Really nice guard pass there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson 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.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Brien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson cracks O Brien with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Brien with a nice cross.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As O Brien tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but O Brien manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Brien.
O Brien throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooh!!! O Brien has knocked Anderson down with a huge combo! O Brien steps away and waves a wobbly Anderson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson tries to clinch but O Brien moves away
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson is looking to clinch but O Brien is avoiding it.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Brien wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from O Brien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson throws a series of punches but O Brien avoids them all with ease.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Brien there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Brien lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by O Brien.
O Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by O Brien. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
O Brien has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Anderson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by O Brien, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson moves forwards but O Brien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brien tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brien to the ground. O Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Brien feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Anderson sprawling to the canvas! Anderson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can O Brien finish him?!
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Brien's efforts to push away.
O Brien stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien connects with a nice cross there... Anderson is looking wobbly and O Brien recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Anderson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - O Brien jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seamus O Brien!
Seamus O Brien spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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