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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Trumps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ringo Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trumps comes into the arena with Jay Z - Money, Cash, Hoes blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Spar's choice of entrance music: i Get Knocked Down, But i Get Up Again. This should be fireworks!
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224 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Trumps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ringo Spar!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trumps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trumps lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trumps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trumps tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spar is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spar, right into the meat.
Trumps throws a nice looking combination but Spar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trumps defending well as Spar loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Spar misses the target.
Spar is looking to chop away at Trumps's legs.
Trumps plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Trumps checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trumps misses with a head kick.
Spar throws out a powerful jab.
Trumps has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trumps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spar is trying to drag Trumps to the mat but Trumps just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spar managing to block the knees to the body from Trumps.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumps lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spar backwards.
Spar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trumps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spar's elbow.
Trumps prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trumps is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trumps gets through Spar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trumps tries a knee to the head but Spar blocks it.
Spar is trying to maintain a safe position but Trumps gets an underhook and turns Spar into the cage.
Trumps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spar is trying to drag Trumps to the mat but Trumps just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ian Trumps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo Spar.
Trumps gets through Spar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumps is pressed up against the cage. Spar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trumps down to the mat. Trumps avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ringo Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trumps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trumps throws a front kick aimed at Spar's knee but Spar avoids it well.
Trumps tries to close the distance and clinch but Spar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trumps tries to clinch up.
Trumps uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Trumps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trumps tries to clinch up.
Trumps scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Spar misses.
Spar lands with a right hand.
Spar tries a low kick but Trumps avoids it.
Spar lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trumps throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trumps ducks under a wild hook from Spar.
Spar lands a lovely overhand right.
Trumps tries a head kick but it misses.
Trumps lands with a kick to the temple. Spar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trumps throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spar blocks the body kick.
Trumps throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Spar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A lull in the action here.
Trumps tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Spar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Trumps is looking to get to half guard.
Trumps tries to lock up and control but Spar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spar raining down shots from the mount!
Trumps is bucking up trying to escape but Spar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spar controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spar cracks Trumps with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ian Trumps 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.
Trumps tries a head kick but it misses.
Trumps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trumps throws a leg kick but Spar moved away.
Trumps tries to clinch but Spar is having none of it.
Spar circles away from the clinch attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Trumps enables Spar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trumps manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Trumps looking for a sweep. Not yet Trumps, not yet.
Spar scoring with some ground and pound.
Spar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spar chips away with some ground and pound.
Spar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trumps trying to keep a closed guard but Spar is proving a slippery customer.
Trumps is adopting a defensive guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spar preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trumps looking to control but Spar passes into half guard.
Spar working over Trumps with some ground and pound. Trumps looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Spar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spar looks to land a strike but Trumps avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Trumps wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumps keeping moving, preventing Spar from controlling successfully.
Trumps utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trumps keeping moving, preventing Spar from controlling successfully.
Trumps seems keen to control Spar's posture.
Spar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ringo Spar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Spar sizes up Trumps with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ian Trumps is winning the standup battle so far.
Spar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trumps finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws a good cross that connects.
Spar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trumps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spar throws a good cross that connects.
Trumps finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spar keeps Trumps at a distance using the push kick.
Trumps moves away from the strike by Spar.
Trumps slips a straight right by Spar.
Trumps tries a low kick but Spar avoids it.
Trumps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spar.
Spar looks to score with a jab to the body but Trumps is just out of range.
Trumps throws a leg kick but Spar moved away.
Trumps feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spar's calf.
Spar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spar is looking to slow Trumps down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trumps walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spar throws a body punch but Trumps moves out of range.
Trumps avoids the body shot from Spar.
Trumps moves into range and clinches up with Spar.
Spar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trumps is defending well.
Trumps tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spar tries for a takedown but Trumps manages to get underhooks.
Trumps lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ian Trumps has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo Spar.
Spar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trumps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trumps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar managing to block the knees to the body from Trumps.
Trumps lands an elbow just above Spar 's eye.
Spar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trumps is defending well.
Trumps tries a knee to the head but Spar blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ringo Spar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spar misses with an uppercut. Trumps saw that one coming.
Trumps wants to clinch up but Spar keeps it at a distance.
Spar throws out a leg kick but Trumps moves out of range and Spar only half commits.
Spar throws a leg kick but Trumps moved away.
Spar misses with an uppercut.
Spar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trumps.
Trumps scores with a head kick. Spar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A left lands for Spar.
Trumps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spar dips to his left and cracks Trumps with an uppercut!
Spar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trumps under the eye.
Spar forces Trumps back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trumps misses with a body punch.
Trumps working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Trumps clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Spar throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Trumps!
Spar missing with punches from the back.
Spar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trumps preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Spar.
Spar throwing damaging strikes from the back! Trumps could be in trouble here!
Trumps tries to escape the position.
Ringo Spar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spar tries to get the hooks in deep but Trumps pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spar softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Trumps trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Spar tries to get the hooks in deep but Trumps pushed the leg off.
Trumps looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Spar trying to control.
Trumps is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Spar struggling to keep hold of the position.
Spar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spar has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Trumps.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Trumps's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Spar is looking to control Trumps but Trumps is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Trumps covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Spar has good solid back control here.
Spar lands shots from the back.
Trumps trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Spar trying to control but Trumps is having none of it.
Trumps is desperately trying to improve his position but Spar has a good base and remains in mount.
Trumps takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spar wants to control the pace but Trumps is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trumps is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spar trying to control but Trumps is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ringo Spar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ringo Spar!
Ringo Spar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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