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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spar Sparman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Kolamies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Spar Sparman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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196 cm
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272 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
21
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spar Sparman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronnie Kolamies! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kolamies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Sparman scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sparman. Sparman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kolamies counters with a nice double leg into guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Kolamies controls from within his opponent's guard. Sparman wants to stand but Kolamies is controlling the position. Kolamies trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sparman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolamies on the ground. Kolamies slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronnie Kolamies. Kolamies has a takedown stuffed. Sparman clobbers Kolamies with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Ronnie Kolamies has been cut. Kolamies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Sparman finds it's target. Kolamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sparman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolamies was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparman. Sparman throws a body punch but Kolamies moves out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kolamies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolamies throws a body punch but Sparman moves out of range. Kolamies scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Kolamies is staying tight to Sparman's torso, preventing him from escaping. Sparman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kolamies trying to control the position but Sparman is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kolamies tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Sparman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kolamies. Sparman is letting Kolamies control him for a moment. Sparman is looking to reverse the position. Kolamies is looking to take a break and control but Sparman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Kolamies working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An elbow from Kolamies crashes against the mat.
Kolamies misses with the ground and pound. Kolamies staying calm. Kolamies working the head and body with strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kolamies is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sparman has escaped the position, nice work there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kolamies lands a nice forearm strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Kolamies dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ronnie Kolamies's cut. 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.
Sparman slips under a jab from Kolamies. Nice cross by Kolamies. Kolamies avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sparman misses the shot to the body. No luck with that takedown attempt from Kolamies. Sparman slips a straight right by Kolamies. A left and a right from Sparman both land. Nice combination. Horrible takedown by Kolamies or perhaps it was just good defense by Sparman which made him look bad. Spar Sparman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sparman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kolamies. Spar Sparman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Kolamies. Kolamies misses with a takedown attempt - Sparman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Kolamies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sparman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Kolamies fails to land the takedown. Kolamies fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparman misses with a hook
and Kolamies counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kolamies thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparman's head. Sparman is refusing to be controlled, as Kolamies sits in half guard. Kolamies controlling the action here. Sparman is looking to control Kolamies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sparman avoid being mounted? Kolamies scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sparman is looking for a sweep. Kolamies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kolamies looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Kolamies working the head and body with strikes. Kolamies looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Kolamies thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparman's head. Kolamies is looking to advance position but Sparman won't allow it. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kolamies. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Sparman is in trouble now - Kolamies has advanced to mount! Kolamies raining down hammerfists from mount. Kolamies pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kolamies is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sparman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kolamies working Sparman over with strikes here. Kolamies controlling the pace for now. Kolamies raining down shots from the mount! Kolamies takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kolamies looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Kolamies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ronnie Kolamies's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Sparman misses the target. Sparman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kolamies.
Kolamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A decent looking cross lands there for Sparman. Sparman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kolamies moves away. Kolamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kolamies misses with a straight right. Sparman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kolamies.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kolamies fails with a takedown attempt. Sparman lands with a good body shot. Kolamies throws an overhand right that lands on Sparman's shoulder, as Sparman tries to avoid the shot. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kolamies. Kolamies cracks a nice hook into Sparman's ribs. Kolamies staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Sparman misses its intended target. Sparman scores with a sloppy right hand. Kolamies should have avoided that one. Kolamies closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kolamies lands in his opponent's guard. Sparman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparman tries to get out of the position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kolamies controls from within his opponent's guard. Kolamies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Kolamies trying to control but Sparman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sparman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolamies. Kolamies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sparman works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Kolamies stands up over Sparman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Kolamies working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Kolamies won't allow Sparman to get back to his feet. Kolamies is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Sparman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kolamies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kolamies works over Sparman with some ground and pound from guard. Kolamies is pushing down on Sparman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sparman is fighting to maintain full guard but Kolamies has managed to sneak the leg through. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kolamies looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Kolamies winds up and cracks Sparman with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Kolamies lands with a punch from half guard. Kolamies looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Kolamies drops an elbow to the side of Sparman's head. Kolamies performing his best blanket impression for a moment. 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 fight! Ronnie Kolamies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Kolamies 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Ronnie Kolamies! Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Ronnie Kolamies! Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Ronnie Kolamies!
Ronnie Kolamies wins by unanimous decision! A victorious Ronnie Kolamies thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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