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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Sparks (ranked 24395 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ady Wamuo (ranked 5775 p4p, 0 weight class). Ady Wamuo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stevie Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ady Wamuo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wamuo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wamuo has a takedown stuffed.
Wamuo gets tackled into the cage by Sparks. Sparks maintains the clinch.
Wamuo fails to pull guard.
Stevie Sparks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ady Wamuo.
Sparks jumps guard but Wamuo stands there with Sparks around his waist. Sparks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sparks.
Sparks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sparks could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wamuo managing to block the knees to the body from Sparks.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Wamuo manages to get underhooks.
Wamuo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wamuo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sparks sprawls well. Sparks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wamuo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ady Wamuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wamuo shoots in for a takedown but Sparks shows good takedown defense.
Sparks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sparks lands in his opponent's guard.
Wamuo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wamuo dives in and grabs Sparks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sparks pushes down on Wamuo's head and hops out.
Sparks has managed to clinch.
Sparks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wamuo looks winded!
Wamuo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wamuo crunches a lovely knee into Sparks's ribcage.
Sparks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wamuo to keep the fight standing.
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!
Wamuo is trying to pull guard but Sparks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks gets control of Wamuo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sparks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sparks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wamuo's guard.
Sparks wants to stand but Wamuo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wamuo is trying to keep Sparks in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparks stands and steps away. Wamuo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wamuo is defended easily by Sparks.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Wamuo avoids them all with ease.
Sparks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wamuo's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wamuo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparks.
Wamuo wants to get back to full guard.
Sparks seems to be working for a kimura but Wamuo defends the submission attempt.
Sparks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wamuo has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sparks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sparks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sparks is working for a kimura but Wamuo is defending it quite comfortably.
Sparks is nestled in close to Wamuo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wamuo wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Sparks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wamuo.
Sparks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wamuo connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wamuo.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wamuo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wamuo sneaks out the side door and pushes Sparks away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wamuo shoots for a double leg takedown but Sparks sprawls well. He's pushed Wamuo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stevie Sparks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ady Wamuo.
Wamuo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Sparks decides to pull guard.
Wamuo is breathing heavily.
Wamuo preventing the sweep.
Sparks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wamuo trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Sparks looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparks, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wamuo preventing the sweep.
Sparks is working hard here to advance position.
Sparks striking from the bottom.
Stevie Sparks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wamuo stopping the sweep attempt from Sparks.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
Wamuo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wamuo is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sparks slaps away a takedown attempt from Wamuo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wamuo shoots in but no luck this time.
Sparks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sparks wants it to stay on the feet.
Wamuo gets a clinch.
Sparks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wamuo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sparks decides to pull guard.
Wamuo wants to get up but he can't break Sparks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wamuo won't allow Sparks to sweep him here.
Sparks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wamuo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wamuo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparks wants to sweep here but Wamuo controlling him for the moment.
Wamuo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Sparks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wamuo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sparks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sparks forces Wamuo back against the cage and clinches.
Sparks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wamuo smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sparks there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ady Wamuo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wamuo drives through and clinches with Sparks against the cage.
Sparks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wamuo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sparks pulls guard.
Sparks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wamuo manages to get himself to full guard.
Sparks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparks is in close to Wamuo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wamuo is trying to control the position but Sparks postures up.
Sparks wants to stand but Wamuo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sparks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks stops Wamuo from standing up.
Sparks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wamuo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wamuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparks postures up.
Sparks with a nice head shot there.
Sparks lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparks throws a big elbow that misses.
Sparks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sparks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sparks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wamuo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sparks cracks Wamuo with a solid left hand.
Sparks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sparks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wamuo did well to prevent Sparks getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is working for a kimura but Wamuo is defending it quite comfortably.
Wamuo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparks.
Sparks wants to work for an arm triangle but Wamuo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wamuo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparks.
Sparks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sparks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wamuo can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Wamuo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Wamuo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wamuo misses with the ground and pound.
Sparks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wamuo is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Sparks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wamuo stands up.
Wamuo pushes Sparks up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wamuo successfully pulls guard.
Wamuo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparks wants to stand but Wamuo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sparks cracks Wamuo with a solid left hand.
Sparks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wamuo's head.
Sparks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparks connects with a couple of short punches.
Sparks is in close to Wamuo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sparks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Sparks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sparks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Sparks!
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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
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