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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kid Rock - Cocky. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 cm
30
282 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
24
252 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Sparks! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones misses with a hook. Sparks ducked under it nicely. Sparks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Sparks lands a jab.
It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut. Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Sparks's shoulder, as Sparks tries to avoid the shot. Jones avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Sparks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sparks slips a straight right by Jones. Sparks blocks a jab. Sparks has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes. Sparks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sparks slips under a jab. Sparks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Sparks moved out of range nicely. Jones misses with an uppercut. Sparks saw that one coming. Sparks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones. Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sparks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Sparks moves out of range of the strikes. A solid body kick from Sparks. Sparks connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sparks.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparks sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparks throws out the jab. Jones jabs Sparks right on the nose. Sparks blinks but takes it well. Sparks lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Sparks takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sparks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jones misses with a looping right. A swing and a miss from Jones. The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sparks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparks. Sparks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nathan Jones's cut is getting worse. Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jones throws a right hand that Sparks ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparks also avoids with ease. Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Sparks scores with a nice body kick.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jones is breathing heavily. Sparks connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jones misses with an uppercut. Sparks saw that one coming. Sparks blocks a jab. Sparks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Sparks blocks a jab. Sparks throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it. Jones takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A countering left hand to the body from Sparks misses. Jones's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result. Sparks drops Jones with a huge uppercut! Jones drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sparks is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Sparks! A victorious Mickey Sparks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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