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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. Xavier has chosen Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song as his entrance music. Bittor Xavier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sparky Anderson's chin.
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169 lbs
28 - 23 - 0 |
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184 lbs
36 - 36 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xavier on the side of the head.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Xavier is quick to defend against it.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Xavier's ribs.
Xavier goes for a double leg but Anderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anderson continues to drive forward.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Xavier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bittor Xavier.
Xavier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Xavier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xavier keeps working.
Xavier seems a little lost for a moment, as Anderson dominates the positioning.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Xavier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xavier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson working away.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Xavier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Xavier is defending well.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Xavier has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xavier keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier 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 lands some shots froms side control.
Xavier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Xavier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anderson wants to control but Xavier is keeping him busy.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Anderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Xavier is keeping him busy.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xavier wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Anderson seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Xavier is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Sparky Anderson!
A victorious Sparky Anderson 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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