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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Sparks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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271 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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252 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks is looking to slow Gatti down with leg kicks.
Sparks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatti has managed to clinch.
Sparks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sparks slowing the pace effectively.
Come on Gatti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gatti jumps guard but Sparks stands there with Gatti around his waist. Gatti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gatti blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Sparks as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sparks.
It looks like Leonel Gatti has been cut.
Sparks misses with some punches.
Gatti throws a head punch that misses.
Gatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti blocking some punches.
Sparks lands a left hand.
Gatti struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparks controls his hands.
Gatti blocks a body shot from Sparks.
Sparks throws a head punch that misses.
Sparks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gatti backwards.
Sparks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sparks lands a nice uppercut.
Sparks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sparks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gatti.
Sparks misses with a body punch.
Sparks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gatti.
Gatti blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gatti.
Sparks misses with a body punch.
Gatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparks lands a body punch.
Sparks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Sparks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatti backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Sparks.
Sparks continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sparks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparks gets through Gatti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gatti tries to stall but Sparks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparks is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Gatti fails to land.
Sparks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gatti.
Good body shot from Sparks.
Sparks slows down the pace here.
Gatti can't find room to land a body shot as Sparks controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatti's elbow.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparks struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatti controls his hands.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatti.
Sparks working aggressively here.
Sparks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sparks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sparks tries to work over Gatti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sparks presses Gatti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sparks can't find room to land a body shot as Gatti controls the action.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Sparks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonel Gatti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gatti moves out of range as Sparks throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Gatti.
Sparks cracks the inside of Gatti's front leg.
Gatti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sparks.
Gatti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sparks. Sparks obviously looking to wear him down.
Sparks throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Sparks misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sparks.
Gatti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sparks can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sparks throws out a loose jab but Gatti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparks throws a head kick but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a good cross that connects.
Sparks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gatti's head.
Leonel Gatti's cut is getting worse.
Sparks throws a leg kick but Gatti moved away.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatti was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Sparks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sparks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatti.
Sparks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Gatti.
Gatti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gatti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sparks can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sparks.
Some wild striking there from Sparks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks connects with an inside leg kick.
Sparks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gatti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks throws a lazy right hand but Gatti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gatti's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti.
Sparks lands a big head kick that sends Gatti tumbling to the mat! Sparks takes a step backwards and waves Gatti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gatti throws an off balance right hand
and Sparks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gatti is rocked!
Leonel Gatti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sparks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sparks rushes Gatti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sparks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatti blocks an uppercut.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatti.
Gatti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatti fails to pull guard.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatti blocks a body shot from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a body punch.
Sparks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jeez, Leonel Gatti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sparks lands with a short shot to the head.
Sparks lands a hook that snaps the head of Gatti backwards.
Gatti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sparks has a couple of punches blocked by Gatti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti fails to pull guard.
Sparks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparks pushes Gatti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leonel Gatti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Sparks!
After winning the bout, Mickey Sparks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Leonel Gatti had this to say: 'Congratulations to the winner. I tried my best.
Some days things don't work out. '.
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