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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 520 p4p, 62 weight class) and Perseen Suti (ranked 1494 p4p, 166 weight class). Perseen Suti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 cm
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162 lbs
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171 cm
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157 lbs
40 - 29 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
40 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Suti defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand. Suti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks. Suti is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs. Suti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand. Suti needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there. Anderson throws a body punch but Suti moves out of range. Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Suti misses with the combination.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Suti misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Suti looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well. No luck with that takedown attempt from Suti. Anderson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Suti avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Suti throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off. Suti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Suti working the body and head with strikes. Suti is trying to ground and pound but Anderson uses the momentary lack of control by Suti to regain half guard. Anderson is in trouble now - Suti has advanced to mount! Anderson wants to hold on but Suti pushes him away. Anderson wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson wants to hold on but Suti pushes him away. Suti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Suti thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Anderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Suti is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Anderson has hold of Suti's hands but Suti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Suti works his way into side control. Anderson can't do much from the bottom here. Anderson defending against the ground and pound. Suti lands an elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Suti throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Suti lands a decent elbow from side control. Suti tries to advance to mount but Anderson instead regains half guard. Anderson wants to get back to his feet. Anderson keeps control of the position for the meantime. Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suti. Anderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Suti. Anderson has momentary wrist control but Suti slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Suti postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it. Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Suti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Suti throws a big right hand that misses. Suti trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Suti has gone for a leg lock! Anderson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Suti's guard. Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Suti. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseen Suti 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.
Suti shoots in but no luck this time. Anderson avoids the body shot from Suti.
Suti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suti fails to land the takedown. Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick. Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Suti. Suti looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well. Suti throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Suti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suti gets slowly back to his feet. Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Anderson thumps Suti with a low kick. Perseen Suti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Suti does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson digs a good hook to Suti's body.
Suti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Perseen Suti has been cut. Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suti. Suti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Suti duly obliges. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range. Anderson connects with a crisp jab. Suti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. As Anderson backs off Suti throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all. Suti misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson scores with a hook. Suti throws a head kick that misses. Suti tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson cracks Suti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Suti is rocked! Anderson throws an overhand right that drops Suti like a sack of potatoes! Anderson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparky Anderson! A very excited looking Sparky Anderson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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