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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Druida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Sparks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little Druida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druida changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sparks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sparks tries to buck Druida off but Druida is having none of it.
Sparks parries the strikes from Druida easily there. Druida is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sparks to escape.
Druida is trying to get an arm triangle but Sparks is defending well.
Druida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sparks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sparks prevents Druida from moving into mount.
Druida working away.
Sparks wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sparks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Druida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sparks defends it nicely.
Druida shoots in but Sparks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Sparks does no damage.
Sparks misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Druida with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Druida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Druida dodges the punch combination from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a wild combination.
Sparks throws a sloppy head kick and Druida moves out of range easily.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Druida moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Sparks throws a right hand that Druida ducks under and follows up with a left that Druida also avoids with ease.
Sparks misses with a two punch combination.
Druida moves away from the strike by Sparks.
Sparks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Druida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sparks sprawls well. Sparks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Druida gets slowly back to his feet.
Druida is breathing heavily.
Sparks throws a nice looking combination but Druida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Druida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparks throws a nice looking combination but Druida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparks misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with the combination.
Druida avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Druida moves out of range.
Sparks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Druida.
Sparks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sparks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparks misses with the combination.
A jab from Druida finds it's way through Sparks's defenses.
Sparks lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Druida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sparks as he avoids it easily.
Sparks throws a right and a left that Druida avoids nicely.
Druida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Druida misses with a takedown attempt - Sparks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sparks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparks misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Druida.
Sparks lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Sparks dominated that 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.
Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparks throws a shot from downtown. Druida moves away and avoids it.
Little Druida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Druida slips a jab and a cross from Sparks.
Some wild striking there from Sparks.
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Druida fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Druida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sparks sprawls well initially but Druida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparks tries to kick Druida off but Druida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Druida is working for a submission of some sort.
Druida wants to control but Sparks is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks pushes Druida off looking to stand but Druida dives back in and keeps control.
Sparks is refusing to be controlled, as Druida sits in half guard.
Sparks is looking for a sweep. Druida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Druida stops Sparks from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Druida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparks circles away quickly and effectively.
Sparks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Druida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druida 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.
Sparks punching from the bottom.
Druida is trying to control the action in half guard but Sparks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sparks is pressing down on Druida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sparks wants to stand and escape but Druida is having none of it.
Sparks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Druida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparks is keeping the position for now.
Druida won't allow Sparks to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sparks holds on and takes a little breather.
Sparks wants to stand and escape but Druida is having none of it.
Sparks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Druida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparks throws a combination that misses
and Druida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sparks's guard.
Sparks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Druida stops Sparks from standing up.
Druida trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Druida wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Druida stops Sparks from standing up.
Sparks wriggles free and stands up.
Some bone on bone action there as Druida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Druida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sparks avoids it really well and circles away.
Sparks throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Druida dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sparks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Druida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sparks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Druida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Druida showed some decent athleticism there.
Sparks is positioning himself well to prevent Druida advancing to mount.
Druida is stalling here. Sparks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Druida seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sparks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sparks is staying tight to Druida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sparks decides to stand up, so the ref orders Druida to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparks misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sparks throws a right and a left that Druida avoids nicely.
Sparks has Druida up against the cage in a clinch.
Druida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sparks has him pressed against the cage.
Druida has Sparks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sparks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sparks breaks from the clinch.
Druida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sparks thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Sparks does no damage.
Sparks misses with the combination.
Sparks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Druida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sparks wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is looking to improve his position.
Druida is looking for a kimura but Sparks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Druida to get the leverage.
Little Druida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Druida prevents Sparks from standing back up.
Druida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sparks is just riding it out for now. Druida eventually gives up the hold.
Sparks scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Druida manages to mount him!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sparks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sparks is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is trying to stand.
Sparks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sparks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sparks trying desperately to get to his feet.
Druida is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sparks can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Druida won't let Sparks get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sparks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Druida.
Sparks blocking the ground and pound.
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.
Sparks bucks Druida off and manages to get back to his feet!
Sparks throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sparks.
Druida shoots for a takedown but Sparks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Druida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sparks takes the fight into the clinch.
Druida tries to pull guard but Sparks holds him up against the cage and eventually Druida drops back down to his feet.
Sparks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sparks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparks misses with a combination
and Druida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Druida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Druida 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Druida!
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RATING
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