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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 2523 p4p, 1365 weight class) and Ford Kish (ranked 301 p4p, 173 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Pick up man blaring out of the sound system. Kish is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tom MacDonald - "Dirty Money". Ford Kish has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ford Kish!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kish cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson has Kish pressed against the cage.
Kish misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kish is keeping the position for now.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Kish has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Anderson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kish has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kish wants to control the action but instead Anderson gets a body lock and reverses into Kish's guard! Nice work!
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Kish blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Kish is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Kish has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Anderson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kish manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson pulls Kish in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Kish defends easily.
Anderson working a defensive guard but Kish passes into half guard.
Kish not doing much here.
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 wants to control but Kish is keeping busy.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ford Kish will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kish tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson gets control of Kish's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Kish controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Kish is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson wants to improve his position but instead Kish has moved into half guard.
We've been informed that Kish has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson gets full guard.
Kish trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Kish won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kish controls the pace.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kish pushing down on Anderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kish misses the shot to the body.
Kish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kish counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kish looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Kish misses the shot to the body.
Anderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Kish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kish preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kish trying to control from the bottom.
Sparky Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kish sees it coming and defends easily.
Anderson is keen to just control but Kish is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Kish takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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!
Anderson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kish manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ford Kish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Kish lands a body shot.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Kish connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Kish's head back.
Kish jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Kish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kish lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kish feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson moves to clinch but Kish breaks away
enabling Kish to counter with a crisp jab.
Ford Kish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kish's waist but Kish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Kish is avoiding it.
Kish lands with a good body shot.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kish lands a nice looking body shot.
Kish swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson clinches up with Kish and pushes him back against the cage.
Kish scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kish's guard.
Kish wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anderson manages to pass to side control.
Kish looking for submissions off his back.
Kish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kish has his hands clasped together around Anderson's back. He's all about the action.
Let's hope that Kish has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kish does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Kish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Anderson looks to land a strike but Kish avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ford Kish really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut there from Kish.
Kish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kish digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kish.
Kish with a nice calf kick.
Kish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kish cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson slips a jab from Kish.
Kish lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kish keeps the fight on the outside.
Kish swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kish just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kish avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson jumps guard but Kish stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Kish.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Kish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kish is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kish down to the mat. Kish avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sparky Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kish lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kish counters with a nice body shot.
Kish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Kish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson moves to clinch but Kish breaks away
and Kish counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Kish counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kish lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kish thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Kish connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Kish.
Kish scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Kish circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kish pinned against the cage. Kish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Kish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ford Kish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kish throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Kish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Kish feints a counter leg kick.
Kish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kish swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Kish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ford Kish 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!
Nice uppercut there from Kish.
Kish scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson is rocked!
Kish swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kish. Kish obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from Kish.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kish moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kish walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kish circles away.
Nice body punch from Kish.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kish circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by Kish there.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kish defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Kish into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kish stalling against the cage.
Anderson jumps guard but Kish stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Kish shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kish stalling in the clinch.
Kish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kish punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Kish throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Kish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kish works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kish lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kish moves away
and Kish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kish lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Kish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson slips a jab from Kish.
Kish lands a nice shot to the body.
Kish jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kish is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance but Kish moves to the side
and Kish counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kish.
Sparky Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Kish pushes him off.
Kish thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kish is having none of it.
Kish keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Kish.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson moves forwards but Kish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ford Kish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kish winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 43:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ford Kish!
Ford Kish is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Ford Kish said 'How I feel after a win? I feel like you feel once you find a dark corner to count the money you got from that 7-11 after pointing a squirt gun in their face. Like an inner city democrat. I mean... like a criminal.
Take this mic, I'm out. I get more sense from the CDC than you'.
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