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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 175 p4p, 601 weight class) and Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 29 p4p, 76 weight class). Sparr's entrance music is OH NO!. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Excellent boxer
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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 20 - 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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparr connects with a looping right hand.
Sparr misses with a hook. Wahwah ducked under it nicely.
Wahwah throws a chopping leg kick but Sparr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wahwah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wahwah was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparr.
Wahwah tries to clinch but Sparr is having none of it.
Sparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wahwah throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparr.
Sparr works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wahwah's guard.
Sparr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparr wants to pass the guard but Wahwah is keeping the position.
Sparr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparr postures up and lands a big shot to Wahwah's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr trying to control the position from guard on top but Wahwah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparr trying to control but Wahwah is working from the bottom.
Sparr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wahwah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Wahwah keeps moving.
Sparr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two 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.
Wahwah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wahwah has Sparr pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Wahwah keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparr ducks under a wild hook from Wahwah.
Wahwah missing with a left hand there. Sparr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparr looks to score with a jab to the body but Wahwah is just out of range.
Sparr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Sparr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sparr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wahwah quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparr.
Sparr prevents Wahwah from improving his position.
Sparr is looking for a kimura here.
Sparr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wahwah taking some punishment here, with Sparr in his half guard.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wahwah!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparr throws some wild stikes that Wahwah manages to avoid easily.
Wahwah tries to lock up and control but Sparr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sparr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wahwah?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparr lands a nice shot to the head.
Sparr breaks from Wahwah's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wahwah manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
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!
Sparr thows a huge punch but Wahwah dodges it nicely.
Wahwah wants to improve his position but Sparr is controlling well.
Wahwah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sparr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wahwah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sparr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wahwah can do to turn this around?
Sparr moves out of range of the body kick.
Sparr avoids the body shot from Wahwah.
Sparr looking to score a takedown here. Wahwah is defending well but Sparr drives through and ends up in Wahwah's guard.
Sparr distracts Wahwah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparr with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wahwah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wahwah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wahwah is pulling down on Sparr's head to control his posture.
Wahwah wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sparr is now in half guard.
Wahwah is concentrating on defense, preventing Sparr from advancing position.
Sparr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wahwah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sparr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wahwah has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Sparr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wahwah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sparr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sparr there.
Sparr trying to control from half guard but Wahwah is working away.
Sparr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparr drops an elbow to the side of Wahwah's head.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparr is trying to control. Wahwah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wahwah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparr.
Sparr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wahwah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sparr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wahwah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sparr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sparr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wahwah defending well though.
Sparr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wahwah is refusing to be controlled, as Sparr sits in half guard.
Wahwah tries to get to full guard but Sparr has control of the leg.
Wahwah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparr trying to control the action but Wahwah is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wahwah has hold of Sparr's hands but Sparr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sparr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wahwah slaps away a takedown attempt from Sparr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Sparr.
Sparr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wahwah is fending him off so far but Sparr persists. Nope, Wahwah circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sparr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wahwah.
Sparr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wahwah counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Sparr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wahwah. Sparr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wahwah misses with a body kick.
Sparr dives in and grabs Wahwah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wahwah pushes down on Sparr's head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wahwah! But no joy.
Sparr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wahwah!
Sparr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sparr tries for a kimura but Wahwah is defending well.
Wahwah tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sparr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wahwah some visible discomfort.
Sparr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wahwah sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wahwah parries the strikes from Sparr easily there. Sparr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wahwah to escape.
Sparr throws an elbow but Wahwah slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Sparr.
Sparr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Sparr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sparr scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is looking to take a break and control but Wahwah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wahwah is trying to get back to half guard.
Sparr has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sparr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sparr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sparr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wahwah is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr landing shots from mount.
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!
Sparr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wahwah is bucking up trying to escape but Sparr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wahwah avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sparr.
Wahwah is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr working the ground and pound effectively.
Sparr lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr clearly takes that round.
That's time! Sparr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sparr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wahwah manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Wahwah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wahwah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wahwah looks to throw the jab but Sparr is out of range.
Sparr lands a jab to Wahwah's midsection.
A big right from Wahwah misses.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Wahwah avoids it well and moves away.
Wahwah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sparr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparr.
Nice defenses there by Sparr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sparr, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah throws a shot from downtown. Sparr moves away and avoids it.
Sparr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wahwah.
Wahwah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Sparr.
Wahwah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sparr looks to land a right hand but Wahwah moved out of range.
Kimbo Wahwah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparr cracks Wahwah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sparr throws an overhand right that lands on Wahwah's shoulder, as Wahwah tries to avoid the shot.
Sparr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wahwah throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr dives in for a single leg takedown but Wahwah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sparr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wahwah backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wahwah.
Wahwah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sparr lands an uppercut.
Sparr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sparr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wahwah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sparr up against the cage.
Wahwah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wahwah.
Wahwah gets underhooks to prevent Sparr's takedown attempt.
Sparr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wahwah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Sparr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparr dodges an elbow strike from Wahwah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wahwah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Wahwah fails to land.
Wahwah working aggressively here.
Wahwah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparr's elbow.
Wahwah blocks a body shot from Sparr.
A short uppercut from Wahwah.
Sparr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wahwah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sparr is trying to drag Wahwah to the mat but Wahwah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sparr wants a takedown.
Wahwah has Sparr pressed against the cage.
Wahwah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wahwah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wahwah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sparr lands an overhand right.
Sparr throws a good cross that connects.
Wahwah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sparr to score with a decent uppercut.
Wahwah lands with an uppercut that bounces Sparr off the cage and back into range.
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!
Wahwah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wahwah punishes Sparr's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roger Sparr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sparr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wahwah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kimbo Wahwah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wahwah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wahwah lands a front kick.
Sparr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wahwah keeps Sparr at a distance using the push kick.
Sparr just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah loads up on a big right hand but Sparr slips the punch.
Sparr lands with a straight right. Wahwah didn't see that one coming.
Sparr misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sparr scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Sparr.
Wahwah throws an overhand right that lands on Sparr's shoulder, as Sparr tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sparr or perhaps it was just good defense by Wahwah, which made it look bad.
Sparr connects with a right hand. Wahwah shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sparr trying to control but Wahwah is working from the bottom.
Sparr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wahwah wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sparr is now in half guard.
Wahwah is staying active underneath Sparr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wahwah blocking the ground and pound.
Sparr avoids the attempt from Wahwah to control.
Sparr working Wahwah over with strikes here.
Sparr scoring with strikes but Wahwah is staying in there.
Sparr cracks Wahwah with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wahwah is working to get back to half guard.
Sparr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wahwah is rocked!
Wahwah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Wahwah is out cold - huge knockout for Sparr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roger Sparr!
Roger Sparr retains his heavyweight title!
Roger Sparr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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