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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 696 p4p, 2167 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 89 p4p, 289 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pick up man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handicks slips a straight right by Anderson.
Handicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Handicks won't allow it.
Handicks tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks keeping hold of Anderson's head, controlling as best he can.
Handicks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Handicks trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Anderson manages to pass to mount!
Handicks is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Anderson tries to control but Handicks wriggling away.
Anderson mounts Handicks! Really nice guard pass there!
Handicks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Handicks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Handicks is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Handicks is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderson tries to control but Handicks wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Handicks is squirming around nicely.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Handicks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Handicks tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Handicks to the ground. Handicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Handicks lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson throws a right hand that Handicks ducks under and follows up with a left that Handicks also avoids with ease.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson keeps control of Handicks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Handicks after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Handicks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Handicks up against the cage.
Handicks is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Handicks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Handicks letting Anderson take a breather here.
Handicks can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sparky Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Handicks misses.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Handicks circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Handicks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Handicks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Handicks lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Handicks counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Handicks to acknowledge the strikes.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
Handicks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Handicks is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.
Anderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to finish this one by submission but Handicks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson wants to control the action but instead Handicks gets a body lock and reverses into Anderson's guard! Nice work!
Anderson wants to sweep here but Handicks controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson has his hands on Handicks's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson slips a jab from Handicks.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
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.
Handicks misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Handicks! Anderson lets Handicks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Handicks is rocked!
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Handicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson moves out of range as Handicks strikes.
Anderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Handicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handicks can do to turn this around?
Anderson sends Handicks crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Anderson is motioning to the referee to let Handicks up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Handicks throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Handicks is on queer street and Anderson is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Sparky Anderson!
Our winner, Sparky Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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