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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalmari Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pullo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blueprint 2 Mashup - Eminem, Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. Anderson has chosen Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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180 cm
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185 lbs
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179 cm
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169 lbs
30 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jalmari Pullo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pullo shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard. Pullo with a flurry of punches that miss. Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Pullo is proving a slippery customer.
Pullo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anderson has escaped and now he's on top! Pullo keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully. Anderson preventing the sweep. Anderson lands a couple of elbows. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pullo looking for a sweep. Not yet Pullo, not yet. Pullo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pullo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pullo tries to land a sweep but no joy. Anderson throwing strikes but missing. Anderson won't allow Pullo to sweep him here. Pullo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anderson stacks Pullo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anderson! 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 misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Pullo tries to improve position but can't. Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Pullo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Pullo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Pullo is holding on for dear life with his legs. Anderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Pullo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pullo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pullo looking to control.
Pullo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Pullo is working hard here to advance position. Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much. Pullo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control. Pullo looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Pullo. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Pullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson. Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Pullo keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully. Anderson slips nicely into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pullo has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Pullo wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Pullo wants to get back to full guard. Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Anderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson closes the distance but Pullo moves to the side and Pullo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson! Anderson prevents Pullo from moving into mount. Pullo working the head and body with strikes. Pullo wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy. Pullo working away. Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pullo. Pullo advances to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pullo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pullo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anderson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round. Pullo looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Pullo wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment. Anderson passes into half guard. Pullo tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg. Pullo actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard. Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pullo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Pullo is looking to improve his position.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Pullo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pullo looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pullo sees it coming and defends easily. Anderson trying to pass the guard but Pullo defending well. Pullo regains full guard. Nicely done. Pullo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pullo keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass. Anderson stands and throws Pullo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pullo is looking for a sweep. Anderson wants to control but Pullo is keeping him busy. Pullo regains half guard. Pullo wants to get back to full guard but Anderson has mounted him! Anderson unloading with bombs! Pullo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pullo tries to improve his position but instead Anderson has taken his back! Anderson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Pullo won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Anderson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sparky Anderson! A very excited looking Sparky Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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