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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Blue clear sky. Ouelet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chien Fou kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouelet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouelet has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Ouelet has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ouelet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ouelet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ouelet.
Ouelet is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouelet scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sparky Anderson has been cut.
Ouelet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ouelet regains guard.
Ouelet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ouelet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouelet, not yet.
Anderson pushing down on Ouelet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ouelet is trying to control but can't.
Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ouelet is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ouelet avoid being mounted?
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Ouelet is defending well.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Ouelet is working away.
Ouelet is looking to improve his position.
Ouelet is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
Anderson is keen to just control but Ouelet is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ouelet lands an overhand right.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ouelet.
Stephane Ouelet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouelet misses with a looping right.
Ouelet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouelet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouelet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Ouelet didn't expect that.
Ouelet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Ouelet is looking to sweep but instead, Anderson has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson is thwarting Ouelet's attempts to control the position.
Ouelet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Ouelet kicks Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ouelet napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ouelet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ouelet tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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 Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sparky Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouelet throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouelet throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Ouelet misses with an uppercut.
Ouelet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Ouelet misses with a knee to the head.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ouelet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Ouelet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ouelet is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Ouelet throws an elbow that misses.
Ouelet connects with a knee to the head.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ouelet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ouelet is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ouelet down to the mat. Ouelet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet clinches up against the cage.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Ouelet looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ouelet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ouelet misses with an elbow strike.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Ouelet swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ouelet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ouelet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Ouelet.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Ouelet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ouelet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet lands an uppercut.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson has Ouelet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ouelet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Ouelet throws an elbow but it misses.
Ouelet tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Ouelet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Ouelet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Ouelet manages to get underhooks.
Ouelet throws an elbow that misses.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sparky Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ouelet scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouelet misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouelet throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouelet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Ouelet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ouelet, which made it look bad.
Ouelet misses with a body shot.
Ouelet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ouelet.
Ouelet misses with an uppercut.
Ouelet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Ouelet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ouelet.
Ouelet misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ouelet won't be happy with that.
Anderson trying to control the position but Ouelet is working away.
Anderson working away.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sparky Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson trying to control the action but Ouelet is working from the bottom.
Ouelet is trying to improve his position.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet struggling a bit here.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson taking a breather here.
Ouelet tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Ouelet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ouelet tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Anderson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ouelet tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Ouelet is still trying to improve position.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Ouelet is squirming around nicely.
Ouelet tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ouelet can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson has hold of Ouelet's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ouelet manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sparky Anderson.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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