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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Humungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Humungus's choice of entrance music: My Speech. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Humungus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
Sparks looks to land a left hand but Humungus moved out of range nicely.
Sparks wants to clinch up but Humungus keeps it at a distance.
Sparks loads up on a big right hand but Humungus slips the punch.
Humungus misses with a takedown attempt - Sparks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Humungus moves out of range.
Sparks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Humungus's head backwards.
Sparks lands a jab to the nose.
Sparks is looking to chop away at Humungus's legs.
Sparks connects with a body shot.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sparks connects with a crisp jab.
Sparks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Humungus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Humungus throws a lazy right hand but Sparks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparks shoots and misses
and Humungus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Humungus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sparks's brow.
Humungus lands an elbow that stopped Sparks in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jonathan Sparks has been cut.
Sparks pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks has momentary wrist control but Humungus slips an elbow through the middle.
Sparks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Humungus is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks working for a triangle but Humungus defends it easily.
Humungus prevents Sparks from getting back to his feet.
Humungus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Humungus with a nice head shot there.
Humungus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Humungus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Humungus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Humungus is working Sparks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sparks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sparks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Humungus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Humungus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sparks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sparks taking some punishment here, with Humungus in his half guard.
Sparks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Humungus.
Sparks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Humungus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Humungus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sparks sees it coming and defends easily.
Sparks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humungus.
Sparks manages to get to full guard.
Humungus is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparks has wrist control.
Humungus preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Humungus defends it easily.
Humungus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sparks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sparks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Humungus is aware though and is defending well.
Humungus cracks Sparks with a solid left hand.
Sparks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Humungus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sparks wants to pass the guard but Humungus is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humungus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Humungus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sparks's guard.
Humungus is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparks has wrist control.
Humungus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sparks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Humungus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Humungus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humungus won't allow Sparks to sweep him here.
Humungus throws a big right hand that misses.
Humungus stopping the sweep attempt from Sparks.
Sparks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Sparks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Sparks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sparks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Humungus staying out of range there.
Sparks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Humungus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sparks won't be happy with that.
Sparks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sparks is looking for a sweep.
Humungus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Humungus tries to score with some ground and pound. Sparks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sparks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sparks actively working from the bottom here.
Humungus drops an elbow to the side of Sparks's head.
Humungus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Humungus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparks is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humungus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sparks misses with a hook.
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
Sparks throws a leg kick
and Humungus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sparks fails to pull guard.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Humungus.
Humungus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Humungus lands a damaging elbow.
Humungus lands an elbow inside.
Humungus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sparks can't break the clinch.
Humungus tries a knee to the head but Sparks blocks it.
Sparks working hard to break the clinch.
Sparks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Humungus.
Sparks lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Humungus throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Humungus throws an elbow but misses.
Humungus tries to pull guard but Sparks holds him up against the cage and eventually Humungus drops back down to his feet.
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.
Sparks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Humungus lands an elbow that stopped Sparks in his tracks for a moment.
Sparks wants to get back to striking at distance but Humungus won't allow it.
Humungus throws an elbow that misses.
Sparks drags the fight down to the ground.
Sparks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Humungus defends it easily.
Sparks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Humungus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lord Humungus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Humungus won't allow Sparks to sweep him here.
Humungus throwing strikes but missing.
Humungus lands a couple of elbows.
Sparks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Humungus is one step ahead there.
Humungus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sparks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Humungus on the side of the head.
Sparks is looking to score with low kicks.
Humungus clinches with his opponent.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks digs a right hand underneath Humungus's ribcage. Humungus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sparks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Humungus keeps control of Sparks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Humungus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sparks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sparks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Humungus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparks scores with a sloppy right hand. Humungus should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks fails with the takedown
and Humungus counters with a nice leg kick.
Sparks throws a one two combo.
Humungus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sparks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparks is on top in guard.
Sparks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparks looking to pass the guard.
Humungus looking for a sweep. Not yet Humungus, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparks is working Humungus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Humungus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sparks defends well.
Sparks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lord Humungus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Sparks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sparks clobbers Humungus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sparks, as that shot connected.
Sparks misses with a body shot.
Sparks misses with a hook.
Humungus slips under a jab from Sparks.
Humungus moves out of range of the strikes.
Humungus tries to clinch up.
Sparks dodges the punch combination from Humungus.
Lord Humungus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparks misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Humungus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sparks misses.
Sparks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sparks swings for the body but Humungus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Humungus.
Sparks misses with a low kick.
Sparks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Humungus at a distance.
Humungus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Humungus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Humungus showed some decent athleticism there.
Humungus prevents Sparks from improving his position.
Humungus working over Sparks with some ground and pound. Sparks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sparks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Humungus prevents Sparks from improving his position.
Sparks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sparks.
Sparks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Humungus is one step ahead there.
Humungus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Humungus looking to pass the guard.
Humungus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Humungus shoots in and drives through. Sparks sprawls well.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparks scores with a punch to the head.
Humungus 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.
Nice defenses there by Humungus.
Sparks wants to clinch but Humungus slips to the side
and Humungus counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Humungus both land. Nice combination.
Humungus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humungus looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Humungus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparks.
Sparks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Sparks does it's job there.
Jonathan Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks misses with a hook. Humungus ducked under it nicely.
Sparks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Humungus has time to react.
Sparks lands with a hook. Humungus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Humungus clobbers Sparks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Humungus moves in looking to clinch but Sparks pushes him off.
Sparks scores with a nice right hand.
Sparks misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Sparks lands.
Sparks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sparks dips to his left and cracks Humungus with an uppercut!
Sparks throws a hook but Humungus avoids it easily.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Humungus as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humungus slips a jab from Sparks.
Humungus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Humungus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Humungus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
Sparks dips to his left and cracks Humungus with an uppercut!
Sparks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparks lands a nice shot that snaps Humungus's head back.
Sparks thumps Humungus with a low kick.
Sparks feints and as Humungus raises his hands in defense, Sparks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Humungus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks throwing strikes from guard but Humungus blocks nicely.
Sparks forces his way into half guard.
Sparks wants to work for an arm triangle but Humungus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Sparks!
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