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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shit Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face has chosen Blue clear sky as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Face off to one side.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Face fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Face counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Face shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.
Face slips a straight right by Anderson.
Face drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Face pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Face preventing the sweep.
Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Face wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson pulls Face in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Face counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face is trying to get an arm triangle but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is trying to control Face's posture but Face avoids it.
Face lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Face goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anderson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Face's guard! Nice work there by Anderson!
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Face is on top in guard.
Face has gone for a leg lock! Anderson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Face's guard.
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Face pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Face controlling Anderson's posture.
Face wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
Face with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Shit Face has been cut.
Face is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Face is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Face is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Shit Face has got the better of the ground game so far.
Face looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Face stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson pulls Face in close to prevent any damage.
Face wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Face being controlled here momentarily.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Face's head backwards.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson throws a jab when Face was well out of range.
Sparky Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Face's head.
Face looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Face fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
Face only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Face's front leg but catches the back leg as Face tries to avoid it.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Face shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Face moved out of range.
Shit Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Face.
Face shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson rushes Face and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Face looking for a takedown.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Face's elbow.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Face or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Face's sensitive parts.
Face closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Face is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Face prevents Anderson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Face is looking for a kimura but Anderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Face to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Face is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anderson is looking to control Face's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Face is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anderson is controlling Face's trapped leg to prevent Face from advancing to side control.
Face is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Face wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Face throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson trying to control here.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Face.
Face is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Face is looking to stall here but Anderson recovers full guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Face fails to land the takedown.
Face fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.
Anderson scores with a head kick. Face tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Face was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Face off balance momentarily.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Face counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Anderson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Face trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Face working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Face trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shit Face really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Face is out of range.
Face shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Face steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Face.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Face.
Anderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Face lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Face.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Face has control of the leg.
Anderson keeping control of the position.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Face with a flurry of punches that miss.
Face trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Anderson pulls Face in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Face is having none of it.
Face throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Face wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Face looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Face tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Face moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Face closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Face 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Face blocks the leg kick.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Face is rocked!
Face doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Face steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Face changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson leaves Face with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson connects with a jab.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Face's leg. Face is trying to keep his angry face on.
Face looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Face persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson had his way with Shit Face in that round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson looks for the body kick but Face saw that one coming.
Anderson cracks Face with an open hand slap.
Face shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Face's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Face is just out of range.
Face feints the counter takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Face checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Face's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Face is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Face seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Face is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Face has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shit Face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Face looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Face on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Face will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Face uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.
Face is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Face shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Face.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Face changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Face is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson with a jab.
Face shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Face's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Face.
Face is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Face tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Face takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Face has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Face feints and as Anderson raises his hands in defense, Face changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparky Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Face wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Face trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Face wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson retains his lightweight title!
Sparky Anderson decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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hype
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