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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. Darren Sparks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Lombard's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Sparks!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lombard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lombard wants to get back to full guard.
Lombard is pressing down on Sparks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sparks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lombard's guard.
Lombard is trying to stand back up but Sparks is controlling him
Sparks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lombard won't allow Sparks to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard is trying to stand up here but Sparks is controlling him well.
Sparks tries to pass to full mount but Lombard defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard is looking for a sweep. Sparks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks trying to pass the guard but Lombard defending well.
Lombard kicks off Sparks and gets to his feet.
Sparks ducks right into an uppercut from Lombard.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Sparks does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Lombard.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lombard takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Lombard lands a jab.
Lombard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sparks.
Lombard throws a body punch but Sparks moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lombard circles away.
Sparks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lombard wants it to stay on the feet.
Hector Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Sparks.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sparks.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sparks avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sparks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a shot to the body
and Sparks counters with a straight right hand.
Lombard stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparks. Sparks gets slowly back to his feet.
Sparks is looking to clinch.
Lombard is looking to wear down Sparks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab by Sparks.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard connects with a nice looking jab.
Hector Lombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparks moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparks moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks breaks the clinch.
Lombard missing with a left hand there. Sparks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks moves in looking to clinch but Lombard pushes him off.
Lombard misses with a jab to the body
and Sparks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lombard!
Lombard tries to hold on but Sparks pushes him away.
Sparks is looking to work his way around to Lombard's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sparks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sparks has hold of Lombard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lombard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sparks has hold of Lombard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lombard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Sparks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Lombard swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparks.
Lombard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lombard wants it to stay on the feet.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick from Sparks.
Lombard throws a body punch but Sparks moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Sparks or perhaps it was just good defense by Lombard which made him look bad.
Hector Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Sparks.
Sparks is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lombard misses the body punch
so Sparks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sparks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lombard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sparks puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sparks prevents Lombard from standing back up.
Sparks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks wants to work for an arm triangle but Lombard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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 throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darren Sparks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lombard is looking to escape.
Sparks wants to pass to mount but Lombard is defending the position.
Sparks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sparks looking to secure an arm triangle but Lombard defends it well.
Lombard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sparks goes for an armbar but Lombard turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lombard.
Sparks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lombard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lombard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sparks working for a submission but Lombard is keeping him at bay.
Lombard is squirming around, avoiding Sparks's attempts to control the action.
Lombard working to try and regain half guard.
Sparks moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lombard has worked his arm free - good work by Lombard!
Lombard tries to bench press Sparks off him but Sparks keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lombard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sparks in side control, throwing shots but Lombard defends.
Sparks trying to control the action but Lombard is working from the bottom.
Sparks is trying to get an arm triangle but Lombard is defending well.
Sparks working the body and head with strikes.
Sparks wants to control but Lombard is keeping him busy.
Sparks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lombard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lombard looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sparks gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lombard is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sparks lets go of the hold and Lombard can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darren Sparks!
Darren Sparks made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q159 in his post fight interview.
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