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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Walker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
Sparks has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker blocks a body shot from Sparks.
Walker wants to stall.
Sparks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Sparks.
Sparks has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sparks tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Sparks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Sparks tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparks managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Sparks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Sparks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walker.
Sparks scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Walker looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Sparks.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Sparks working hard to break the clinch.
Walker pushes Sparks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker tries to break free but Sparks pushes him back against the cage.
Sparks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Sparks.
Sparks working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Sparks successfully pulls guard.
Sparks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparks is looking for a triangle but Walker pushes his legs off easily.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Sparks blocks nicely.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparks is keeping the position for now.
Walker wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Sparks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sparks is thwarting Walker's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Sparks there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks 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 looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Sparks sits in half guard.
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 is looking for a kimura here.
Sparks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Sparks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker throws a hook but Sparks blocks it.
Donk. Sparks catches Walker right on the button with a cross.
Sparks moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Sparks misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sparks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walker is keeping busy.
Sparks tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Sparks back against the cage.
Walker breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparks checks the leg kick.
Sparks misses the shot to the body.
Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sparks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparks regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks wants to control but Walker is keeping busy.
Walker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sparks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sparks actively working from the bottom here.
Walker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sparks!
Sparks wants to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sparks?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to control but Sparks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sparks tries to hold on but Walker postures up.
Walker unloads with some shots from mount but Sparks bucks and avoids them well.
Sparks manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Walker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sparks sees it coming and defends easily.
Walker wants to control but Sparks is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks is looking to improve his position.
Walker throwing shots but Sparks is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sparks tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Sparks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sparks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sparks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walker has managed to get both his arms back between Sparks's legs - danger averted.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sparks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparks keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Sparks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonathan Sparks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sparks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Sparks will probably get the nod.
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!
Walker avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sparks slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Sparks blocks the leg kick.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Sparks's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Walker's half guard.
Sparks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparks moves nicely into side control.
Sparks working away.
Sparks is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sparks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jay Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws an elbow but Walker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sparks is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sparks misses with the ground and pound.
Sparks misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Walker, who protects the arm well.
Sparks 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.
Walker defending against the ground and pound.
Sparks is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker regains half guard, as Sparks was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Sparks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sparks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Sparks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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