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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Sparkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem. Sparkler has chosen Drop It Like It's Hot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ric Sparkler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Sparkler!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparkler gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz tries to roll over but Sparkler keeps him under control.
Sparkler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparkler lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Sparkler defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparkler postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Sparkler with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparkler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Sparkler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparkler landing with the ground and pound.
Sparkler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sparkler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sparkler working the ground and pound.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Sparkler lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Sparkler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Sparkler trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Sparkler has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Sparkler lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sparkler landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Sparkler.
Sparkler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Sparkler.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Sparkler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Sparkler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler with good strikes from the mount here!
Sparkler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sparkler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz is rocked!
Sparkler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparkler landing strikes from the mount.
Diaz wants to control but Sparkler is having none of it.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sparkler lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sparkler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sparkler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Sparkler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sparkler cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Sparkler maintains control.
Sparkler lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Sparkler.
Sparkler lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Sparkler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sparkler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparkler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sparkler breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sparkler with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sparkler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparkler.
Sparkler looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Luis Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Sparkler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sparkler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparkler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparkler wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Sparkler lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sparkler there.
Sparkler drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler working the head and body with strikes.
Sparkler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sparkler working the head and body with strikes.
Sparkler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sparkler lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ric Sparkler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Sparkler maintains control.
Sparkler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sparkler landing shots from mount.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Sparkler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sparkler landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparkler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sparkler landing shots from mount.
Sparkler unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Sparkler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Sparkler with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparkler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sparkler cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sparkler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sparkler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sparkler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Sparkler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sparkler raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sparkler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparkler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Sparkler isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparkler working Diaz over with strikes here.
Sparkler landing strikes from the mount.
Sparkler unloading with bombs!
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Sparkler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sparkler cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sparkler cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sparkler with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sparkler.
Sparkler with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sparkler landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Sparkler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sparkler swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Sparkler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sparkler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to roll over but Sparkler keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Sparkler there.
Sparkler lands with a punch from half guard.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparkler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to roll over but Sparkler keeps him under control.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sparkler is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparkler drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sparkler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sparkler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Sparkler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Sparkler tries to pass.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparkler is controlling him.
Sparkler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Sparkler tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Sparkler defends easily.
Sparkler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sparkler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sparkler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Sparkler is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler passes to side control.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Sparkler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Sparkler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sparkler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz is not content to let Sparkler control the position.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Sparkler scoring with strikes.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sparkler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz pushes Sparkler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sparkler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diaz prevents Sparkler from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Sparkler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkler is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Sparkler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sparkler passes to side control.
Diaz is trying to buck Sparkler off.
Sparkler working the ground and pound.
Luis Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Sparkler landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Sparkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparkler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Ric Sparkler!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Ric Sparkler!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ric Sparkler!
Ric Sparkler wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
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