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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 270 p4p, 267 weight class) and Jax Chambers (ranked 37 p4p, 36 weight class). Sparr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, OH NO!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparr looks to land a left hand but Chambers moved out of range nicely.
Chambers scores with a body shot.
Chambers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chambers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sparr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jax Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers throws a big shot that misses.
Chambers looks to land a combination but Sparr avoids it well.
Chambers throws a lazy right hand but Sparr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chambers misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Chambers misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers misses with a jab to the body
and Sparr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparr.
Sparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sparr trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chambers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr tries to free his leg and advance position but Chambers is retaining full guard.
Sparr is looking to work some ground and pound but Chambers has wrist control.
Sparr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparr throws a strike but Chambers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers stopping the sweep attempt from Sparr.
Sparr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sparr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working a defensive guard here.
Chambers wanted to stand there but Sparr had control of the position.
Chambers gets to his feet - Sparr follows without any prompting.
Sparr ducks under a wild hook from Chambers.
Sparr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparr manages to avoid it.
Sparr slips a straight right by Chambers.
Sparr cracks a nice hook into Chambers's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sparr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sparr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chambers sprawls and moves away.
Chambers misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sparr.
Chambers throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers throws a hook but Sparr blocks it.
Sparr throws the left hand but Chambers avoids the punch easily.
Sparr needs to keep his hands up - Chambers had a free shot at his head there.
Sparr throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chambers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sparr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparr dips to his left and cracks Chambers with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers slips under a jab from Sparr.
Chambers lands a right hook to the body.
Sparr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Chambers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sparr connects with a decent elbow.
Sparr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chambers keeps working.
Chambers defending against the ground and pound.
Sparr with the ground and pound but Chambers regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Chambers trying to control here.
Sparr working Chambers over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Chambers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chambers throws an off balance right hand
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers throws a shot from downtown. Sparr moves away and avoids it.
Chambers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chambers scoring well with a low kick there.
Chambers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chambers. Chambers obviously looking to wear him down.
Sparr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chambers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sparr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chambers some visible discomfort.
Sparr tries to move to mount but Chambers blocks the move with his legs.
Sparr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chambers taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Sparr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chambers stops Sparr from passing to mount.
Sparr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chambers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chambers is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chambers is avoiding damage well.
Chambers prevents Sparr from improving position.
Chambers defending against the ground and pound.
Sparr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sparr working the ground and pound but Chambers is defending the strikes.
Sparr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chambers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sparr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Roger Sparr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sparr throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Chambers works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sparr working over Chambers with some ground and pound. Chambers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sparr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chambers is trying to maintain the position but Sparr is very close to passing his half guard.
Sparr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chambers defending well though.
Chambers is looking to improve his position.
Sparr trying to control the action but Chambers is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chambers trying to control from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sparr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sparr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chambers regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sparr.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chambers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparr trying to control but Chambers is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr 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.
Sparr throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chambers connects with a leg kick.
Sparr dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Jax Chambers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chambers misses with a hook
and Sparr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparr manages to avoid it.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chambers throws a body shot but no joy.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Chambers avoids it well and moves away.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sparr counter with a right hand.
Chambers connects with a right hand. Sparr shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers swings for the body but Sparr moves out of range.
Sparr throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chambers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chambers misses the shot to the body.
Sparr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr scores with a nice strike.
Sparr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chambers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chambers misses with an uppercut. Sparr saw that one coming.
Sparr lands with an overhand left.
Sparr looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range.
Chambers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chambers throws a poor cross that misses
and Sparr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chambers throws a leg kick
and Sparr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparr tries to pass to full mount but Chambers defends it.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is staying active underneath Sparr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chambers taking some punishment here, with Sparr in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sparr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chambers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Sparr there.
Sparr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sparr thows a huge punch but Chambers dodges it nicely.
Sparr is looking to pass Chambers's guard but actually Chambers recovers to full guard.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Chambers keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sparr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chambers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparr throws a big elbow that misses.
Chambers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparr.
Sparr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sparr controlling from the top position.
Sparr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chambers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Sparr crashes against the mat.
Sparr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chambers is not content to let Sparr control the position.
Sparr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chambers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sparr.
Chambers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sparr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
Sparr walks into a stiff left hand from Chambers.
Chambers throws a good cross that connects.
Sparr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chambers misses with an uppercut.
Sparr looks to land a right hand but Chambers moved out of range.
Sparr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chambers! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
Sparr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Chambers misses.
Sparr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chambers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chambers throws a big shot that misses.
Sparr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chambers.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Chambers avoids it well and moves away.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Sparr counters with a single leg into guard. Chambers didn't expect that.
Sparr throws a strike but Chambers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chambers preventing the sweep.
Chambers wanted to stand there but Sparr had control of the position.
Sparr is controlling Chambers's posture.
Sparr trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is looking for a triangle but Chambers pushes his legs off easily.
Sparr looking to control.
Sparr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chambers passes into side control.
Sparr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chambers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sparr struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chambers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chambers counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers loads up on a big right hand but Sparr slips the punch.
Chambers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chambers lands a body shot.
Jax Chambers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Sparr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chambers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sparr thinking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chambers throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chambers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Chambers dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sparr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chambers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sparr somewhat.
Chambers misses with a leg kick
and Sparr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chambers looks to throw the jab but Sparr is out of range.
Sparr tries to counter with a takedown but Chambers is quick to defend against it.
Sparr slips a straight right by Chambers.
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparr scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Sparr feinted with a counter takedown.
Sparr walks into a straight right hand from Chambers.
Sparr takes a swing at Chambers's ribcage but misses.
Chambers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sparr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
Sparr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chambers misses with a hook. Sparr ducked under it nicely.
Chambers throws a body shot but no joy.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chambers walks into a straight right hand from Sparr.
Sparr has a takedown stuffed.
Chambers misses the shot to the body.
Chambers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Sparr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chambers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Chambers is predictable there
and Sparr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sparr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sparr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chambers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Chambers keeps moving.
Sparr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chambers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparr.
Sparr scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sparr being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparr trying to control but Chambers is working from the bottom.
Sparr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chambers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparr trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sparr defending well as Chambers loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Sparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chambers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chambers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sparr misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chambers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sparr feinted with a counter takedown.
Chambers lands with a good body shot.
Sparr slips a jab from Chambers.
Sparr tries to counter with a takedown but Chambers is quick to defend against it.
Sparr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sparr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chambers to regain full guard.
Sparr throwing strikes from guard but Chambers blocks nicely.
Sparr throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Chambers keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roger Sparr.
I think Sparr 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roger Sparr!
Roger Sparr retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Roger Sparr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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