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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong has chosen Mudhoney - Judgement, Rage, Retribution and Thyme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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295 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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209 cm
26
290 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparza throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sparza misses.
Sparza looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
Sparza looks for a takedown but Armstrong sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Sparza keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the head.
Armstrong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Sparza circles away.
Armstrong looks to clinch
and Sparza counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Victor Armstrong has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sparza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sparza showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sparza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to hold on to Sparza's head to control him but Sparza postures up.
Armstrong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Armstrong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sparza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
Sparza is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza 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.
Armstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Armstrong is looking to sweep but instead, Sparza has passed into half guard.
Sparza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Armstrong defending well though.
Sparza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparza working over Armstrong with some ground and pound. Armstrong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sparza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparza working Armstrong over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sparza lands a nice short elbow.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep. Sparza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Armstrong is just riding it out for now. Sparza eventually gives up the hold.
Sparza looks to land a strike but Armstrong avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sparza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Armstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Sparza is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sparza throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparza is in close to Armstrong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sparza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sparza is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
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!
Sparza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sparza trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Sparza looking to sit in guard and control but Armstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Armstrong defends it easily.
Sparza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Armstrong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sparza looking for a guillotine here but Armstrong defends easily.
Armstrong postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Armstrong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Armstrong looking to sit in guard and control but Sparza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Armstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Sparza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Armstrong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sparza throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Armstrong looking to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparza won't allow Armstrong to get back to his feet.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sparza postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
Sparza trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparza is working Armstrong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Armstrong looking to control.
Sparza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sparza is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
Sparza trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Sparza lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Sparza throwing strikes but missing.
Sparza lands a couple of elbows.
Sparza controlling from the top position.
Sparza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sparza postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparza landing with the ground and pound.
Sparza pushes down on Armstrong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Armstrong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sparza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sparza thows a huge punch but Armstrong dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sparza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Armstrong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Sparza. Those never looked like landing.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparza keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Sparza.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Sparza has Armstrong pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sparza pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Armstrong tumbling to the mat - Sparza dives into Armstrong's guard.
Sparza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong working a defensive guard but Sparza passes into half guard.
Armstrong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sparza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tito Sparza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sparza scoring with some ground and pound.
Armstrong looking to control but Sparza passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza lands strikes from half guard.
Sparza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sparza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparza is pressing down on Armstrong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Armstrong is holding on for now.
Sparza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparza working over Armstrong with some ground and pound. Armstrong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sparza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sparza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Armstrong defends it well.
Sparza thows a huge punch but Armstrong dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Armstrong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Sparza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Armstrong is trying to stand.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Sparza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Armstrong defending well though.
Armstrong wants to control but Sparza is keeping busy.
Sparza is nestled in close to Armstrong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sparza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Armstrong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sparza lands a nice short elbow.
Sparza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Sparza wants to free his trapped foot but Armstrong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sparza throwing shots but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sparza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Armstrong gets back to full guard.
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
Sparza scoring with some ground and pound.
Sparza scoring with some ground and pound.
Armstrong has momentary wrist control but Sparza slips an elbow through the middle.
That has opened up Victor Armstrong's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparza throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sparza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparza lands a couple of digs.
The cut above Victor Armstrong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Armstrong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tito Sparza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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