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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Osipov (ranked 513 p4p, 972 weight class) and Roger Sparr (ranked 63 p4p, 121 weight class). Sparr has chosen OH NO! as his entrance music. Fedor Osipov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Osipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparr defending well as Osipov loads up on a big left hand.
Osipov misses with a looping left.
Sparr moves out of range as Osipov strikes.
Sparr blocks a jab.
Sparr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Osipov jabs Sparr right on the nose. Sparr blinks but takes it well.
Osipov throws a right hand that misses
and Sparr counters with a shoot takedown. Osipov fights it but they end up in guard.
Osipov trying to control the position.
Sparr cracks Osipov with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osipov wants to sweep here but Sparr controlling him for the moment.
Osipov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Osipov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Osipov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sparr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparr slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sparr there.
Sparr lands strikes from half guard.
Sparr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sparr moves nicely into side control.
Sparr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Osipov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is working for a submission of some sort.
Sparr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osipov keeps working.
Osipov is trying to get back to full guard.
Osipov taking some punishment here, with Sparr in his half guard.
Osipov is refusing to be controlled, as Sparr sits in half guard.
Osipov wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osipov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sparr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sparr is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four 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.
Osipov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparr.
Osipov wants to control but Sparr is keeping busy.
Sparr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Osipov is pressing down on Sparr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sparr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Osipov is trying to keep Sparr in close.
Osipov trying to strike off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sparr controlling from the top position.
Sparr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Osipov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Osipov walks into a stiff left hand from Sparr.
Sparr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Osipov throws a jab when Sparr was well out of range.
Sparr moves away from the strike by Osipov.
Sparr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Osipov defends it well.
Sparr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparr. Osipov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osipov.
Sparr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A swing and a miss from Osipov.
Sparr throws a body punch but Osipov moves out of range.
Osipov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Osipov throws a hook to the side of Sparr's head but Sparr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Osipov throws a hook but Sparr avoids it easily.
Sparr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Osipov defends it well.
Osipov misses with a looping right.
Osipov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Osipov misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Sparr misses its intended target.
Osipov throwing a counter right hand but Sparr manages to avoid it.
Osipov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparr tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sparr lands a few punches from side control.
Sparr looks up at the clock and then as Osipov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sparr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sparr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Osipov prevents Sparr from moving into mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Osipov is not content to let Sparr control the position.
Osipov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Osipov defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Sparr wants to control but Osipov is keeping him busy.
Osipov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sparr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Osipov to see if he's OK.
Sparr lands a nice forearm strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Osipov is looking to reverse the position.
Osipov is trying to work for a sweep but Sparr has mounted him!
Osipov regains half guard.
Osipov has hold of Sparr's hands but Sparr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sparr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sparr with the ground and pound but Osipov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Osipov keeping full guard, as Sparr tries to pass.
Osipov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sparr uses it to pass to side control.
Sparr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Osipov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working the head and body with strikes.
Sparr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Osipov to see if he's OK.
Sparr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Osipov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Osipov is staying active underneath Sparr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osipov moves into full guard.
Osipov wants to improve his position but instead Sparr has moved into half guard.
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 throws out a loose jab but Osipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Sparr.
Sparr ducks right into an uppercut from Osipov.
Sparr slips a jab from Osipov.
Sparr scores with a body shot.
A big right from Osipov misses.
Sparr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Osipov momentarily.
Sparr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Osipov looks to land a left hand but Sparr moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sparr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fedor Osipov is winning the standup battle so far.
Osipov moves to clinch but Sparr breaks away
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control.
Osipov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Osipov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osipov manages to get back to half guard.
Sparr prevents Osipov from improving his position.
Osipov looking for submissions off his back.
Osipov won't allow Sparr to pass to mount.
Sparr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osipov's head.
Sparr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Osipov defends it well.
Osipov has hold of Sparr's hands but Sparr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osipov wants to get back to full guard.
Sparr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sparr connects with a nice short shot to Osipov's temple.
Sparr content to control rather than advance.
Osipov gets back to full guard.
Osipov controls Sparr momentarily but Sparr frees himself.
Sparr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osipov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparr defends it easily.
Osipov has momentary wrist control but Sparr slips an elbow through the middle.
Sparr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Osipov's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparr looking to sit in guard and control but Osipov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Osipov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Osipov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Osipov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sparr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sparr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sparr!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Osipov struggling a bit here.
Sparr working the ground and pound from side control.
Roger Sparr has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sparr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Osipov some visible discomfort.
Sparr is putting a hurting on Osipov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sparr working the ground and pound.
Sparr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sparr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Osipov is looking to regain half guard here but Sparr keeps moving and retains side control.
Sparr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Osipov tries to control but Sparr manages to take his back.
I really don't envy Osipov right now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparr lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Osipov.
Sparr has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sparr punishes Osipov with strikes from the back mount.
Sparr punches Osipov on the ear.
Sparr is trying to stick to Osipov's back but Osipov is turning into Sparr. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sparr's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Osipov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Osipov trying to control but Sparr is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Osipov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sparr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Osipov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparr has control of Osipov's left arm, preventing Osipov from doing any damage.
Sparr looking for a guillotine here but Osipov defends easily.
Osipov is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparr has wrist control.
Osipov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sparr trying to control the position.
Osipov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Osipov throwing strikes but missing.
Osipov is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparr has wrist control.
Osipov working some strikes from top position.
Sparr is trying to keep Osipov in close.
Osipov trying to control but Sparr is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Osipov is fighting to break Sparr's control of his arms but Sparr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sparr controls Osipov momentarily but Osipov frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Osipov swings widly with a right hand
so Sparr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sparr throws a strike but Osipov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sparr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osipov controlling the position for now.
Osipov is trying to maintain the position but Sparr is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Osipov takes one to the side of the head.
Sparr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Osipov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sparr throws a shot from downtown. Osipov moves away and avoids it.
Osipov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sparr ducks under a wild hook from Osipov.
Sparr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Osipov stuffs the takedown.
Sparr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Osipov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr just misses with a punch to the body.
Osipov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Osipov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Osipov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sparr working the head with strikes.
Osipov can't do much from the bottom here.
Osipov trying to control but Sparr flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sparr lands shots from the back.
Sparr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Osipov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sparr lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osipov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Osipov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sparr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sparr keeps control of the position as Osipov tries to break free.
Osipov staying busy and making it hard for Sparr to control.
Sparr lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Osipov hold on?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparr patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sparr scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sparr is riding his opponent, not letting Osipov buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr scores with punches and elbows.
Osipov fending off the submission attempt from Sparr.
Osipov is trying to break free.
Sparr punishes Osipov with strikes from the back mount.
Osipov rolls, trying to escape but Sparr keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osipov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sparr.
Osipov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sparr can't control as he wanted to and Osipov manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Sparr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Osipov has hold of Sparr's hands but Sparr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Osipov is looking to improve his position.
Sparr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sparr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osipov's head.
Osipov is pressing down on Sparr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Osipov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparr defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osipov trying to keep a closed guard but Sparr is proving a slippery customer.
Sparr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Osipov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparr trying to control the position from guard on top but Osipov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Osipov keeps moving.
Osipov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sparr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Osipov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Osipov keeping full guard, as Sparr tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Osipov looks to land a left hand but Sparr moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Sparr.
Osipov misses the jab.
Osipov throws a jab when Sparr was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sparr! But no joy.
Osipov throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Sparr.
Sparr lands with a hook. Osipov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sparr lands an overhand right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Osipov misses.
Sparr fails with the takedown.
Osipov stuffs the takedown.
Fedor Osipov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Sparr.
Sparr moves out of range of the strikes.
Osipov misses with a left hand
and Sparr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Osipov lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osipov throws a hook but Sparr avoids it easily.
Osipov throws an overhand right that lands on Sparr's shoulder, as Sparr tries to avoid the shot.
Sparr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Osipov misses with a two punch combination.
Osipov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Osipov misses with a looping right.
Osipov tries to bum rush Sparr with a series of wild strikes but Sparr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Osipov tries to move into range but Sparr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Osipov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Osipov throws the left hand but Sparr avoids the punch easily.
Osipov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sparr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Osipov misses with a right hand
enabling Sparr to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedor Osipov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osipov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Osipov is looking to clinch but Sparr is avoiding it.
Osipov misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osipov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sparr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Osipov. Osipov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Osipov throws a hook to the side of Sparr's head but Sparr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Sparr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Sparr!
After winning the bout, Roger Sparr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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