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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mezar Mynzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john spartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john spartin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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200 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mezar Mynzek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, john spartin! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - spartin looks like he's thinking about clinching though. spartin lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mynzek sprawling to the canvas. spartin follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mynzek hang on? Mynzek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Mynzek actively working from the bottom here. spartin is pressing down on Mynzek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mynzek is holding on for now. spartin prevents Mynzek from improving his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. spartin wants to stand but Mynzek has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mynzek is trying to control but can't.
Mynzek looking for submissions off his back. spartin wants to pass the guard but Mynzek is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Mynzek checks a low kick from spartin. Mynzek tries to clinch there but spartin circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mynzek.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mynzek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. spartin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
spartin closes the distance looking to clinch and Mynzek counters with a shoot takedown. spartin fights it but they end up in guard. Mynzek stopping the sweep attempt from spartin. Mynzek trying to control but spartin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. spartin wants to stand and escape but Mynzek is having none of it. Mynzek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on spartin, up you get! spartin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mynzek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
spartin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mynzek at a distance.
Mynzek is breathing heavily. Mynzek shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. spartin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. spartin misses with a double jab
and Mynzek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mynzek. Mynzek manages to break the clinch.
spartin lands the left hand. spartin tries to clinch there but Mynzek circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. spartin lands a big shot that drops Mynzek! Can he finish him?
Mynzek is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! spartin throwing strikes from guard but Mynzek blocks nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
john spartin 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.
spartin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Mynzek drives through and clinches with spartin against the cage.
Mynzek leaning against his opponent.
spartin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Mynzek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mynzek drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mynzek pushes spartin off and gets back to his feet.
spartin tries to clinch but Mynzek moves out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Excellent takedown into side control there by Mynzek. spartin is trying to escape and get back to his feet. spartin is looking to get back to his feet here but Mynzek is keeping cool and he's managed to take spartin's back. spartin wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mynzek looking for the choke but no joy. Mynzek has his opponent's back but spartin is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Mynzek. spartin tries to close the distance and clinch but Mynzek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A left and a right from spartin both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. spartin tries to clinch but fails miserably and Mynzek counters by moving into the clinch. spartin wants to get back to striking at distance but Mynzek won't allow it.
Mynzek jumps guard but spartin stands there with Mynzek around his waist. Mynzek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
spartin is looking to break free of the clinch but Mynzek has double underhooks. Mynzek tries to pull guard but spartin holds him up against the cage and eventually Mynzek drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mezar Mynzek. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mynzek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. spartin smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Mynzek or perhaps it was just good defense by spartin which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. spartin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mynzek momentarily.
Mezar Mynzek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. spartin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from spartin. No joy for Mynzek on that attempt. Mynzek shoots in but no luck this time. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mynzek. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but john spartin will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mynzek tries to clinch but spartin is having none of it. spartin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mynzek. spartin throws a shot to the body.
spartin throws a right hand that Mynzek ducks under and follows up with a left that Mynzek also avoids with ease. spartin misses with a double jab.
spartin tries to clinch but Mynzek is having none of it. spartin throws a right and a left that Mynzek avoids nicely. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. spartin throws a right hand that Mynzek ducks under and follows up with a left that Mynzek also avoids with ease. Mynzek fails miserably with a takedown attempt. spartin misses with a double jab.
spartin misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from spartin as Mynzek shoots in.
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. spartin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Mynzek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mynzek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! spartin stops Mynzek from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. spartin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mynzek wants to control the pace but spartin is squirming around nicely. spartin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mynzek swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and spartin is now in Mynzek's guard. A big mistake from Mynzek there, giving up the dominant position! Mezar Mynzek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mynzek is wriggling around but spartin manages to pass to half guard.
spartin not landing any meaningful shots this time. Mynzek tries to get to full guard but spartin has control of the leg. spartin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. spartin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. spartin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. spartin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mynzek's head. spartin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Mynzek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mezar Mynzek. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mynzek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A jab from spartin does it's job there. spartin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight! john spartin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got spartin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john spartin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
52% |
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