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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Sparger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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269 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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210 cm
29
260 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Madsen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Sparger! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Madsen throws a head kick that misses. Madsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Gunnar Madsen has been cut. Sparger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madsen circles away quickly and effectively. Sparger tests Madsen's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sparger defending well as Madsen loads up on a big left hand. Madsen slips a jab from Sparger. Madsen misses with a double jab.
Sparger misses with a hook. Madsen ducked under it nicely. Sparger moves out of range as Madsen strikes. Sparger scores with a decent looking hook. Madsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sparger's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Madsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Madsen with that takedown attempt. Madsen moves out of range of the strikes. Madsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sparger counters with a left to the body. Sparger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Sparger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madsen in his tracks. Madsen misses with a body shot.
Madsen looks to land a left hand but Sparger moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Madsen moves forwards but Sparger connects with a nice, crisp jab. Sparger dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sparger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Madsen throws a big shot that misses. Madsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Madsen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sparger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Madsen misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Madsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sparger circles away. Sparger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Sparger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madsen throws out the jab. Sparger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Madsen closes the distance and clinches up with Sparger, looking for a takedown. Madsen pushes Sparger against the cage but Sparger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Madsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Madsen misses with a wild body shot. Madsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sparger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Sparger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Sparger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Madsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Sparger misses with a two punch combination.
Madsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Madsen throws a head kick but Sparger moves out of range.
Sparger misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Madsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparger was well out of range. Poor timing from Madsen. Madsen takes one to the chin there. This has been an exciting period of action! Madsen throws a body kick that misses. Madsen throws a leg kick but Sparger sees it coming and checks it nicely. Sparger just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Madsen shoots in for a double leg but Sparger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Madsen throws a solid leg kick but Sparger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madsen. Madsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sparger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Madsen scrambles back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Sparger dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gunnar Madsen's cut. That's time! Madsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Madsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparger. Sparger darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Sparger moves into range and connects with a jab. Sparger clobbers Madsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sparger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Sparger misses with the combination.
Madsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gunnar Madsen's cut is getting worse. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Madsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Madsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Madsen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round. Madsen throws a sloppy head kick and Sparger moves out of range easily. Madsen ducks right into an uppercut from Sparger. Sparger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sparger lands with a right hand. Sparger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Sparger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sparger darts in and out, connecting with a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Madsen scores with a jab. Gunnar Madsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Madsen ducks under a wild hook from Sparger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Madsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gunnar Madsen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Madsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Madsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sparger but Sparger pushes him off and we're back to square one. Madsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Madsen defending well as Sparger loads up on a big left hand. Sparger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madsen. Sparger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Sparger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madsen.
Madsen throws a sloppy head kick and Sparger moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Madsen misses with a hook. Sparger ducked under it nicely. Sparger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madsen throws out the jab. Nice takedown defense from Sparger. No joy for Madsen on that attempt. Sparger jabs Madsen to the body, keeping him at a distance. Madsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Madsen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sparger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sparger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Madsen momentarily.
Madsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Madsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sparger has been the more effective fighter overall so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sparger gets a takedown into half guard. Sparger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sparger not landing any meaningful shots this time. Sparger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Sparger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Madsen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rob Sparger! Jumping up and down and very excited, Rob Sparger waved his t-shirt featuring Ace of Spades Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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