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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Lombard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Stephenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lombard gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lombard tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stephenson controls his leg.
Lombard decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stephenson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard feints and as Stephenson raises his hands in defense, Lombard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard wants to stand but Stephenson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson wants to stand but Lombard is controlling the position.
Stephenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lombard is one step ahead there.
Lombard stands and steps away. Stephenson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stephenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stephenson moves into the clinch.
Stephenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stephenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Stephenson. That snapped Lombard 's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Stephenson scores with a four punch combination!
Lombard is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Lombard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephenson misses with a double jab.
Stephenson looks gassed!
Stephenson throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stephenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stephenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lombard .
A punch combination from Stephenson misses.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lombard is defended easily by Stephenson.
No joy there for Stephenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe Stephenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lombard shoots in but no luck this time.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown but Stephenson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Lombard . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard shoots in for a double leg but Stephenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Stephenson. Those never looked like landing.
Stephenson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lombard . Lombard gets slowly back to his feet.
Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stephenson.
Stephenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Stephenson.
Stephenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Stephenson.
No joy there for Stephenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Stephenson misses.
Stephenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard .
Stephenson stuffs the takedown.
Stephenson misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stephenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stephenson looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Stephenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stephenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stephenson looks to throw the jab but Lombard is out of range.
Stephenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stephenson as he avoids it easily.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Stephenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephenson misses with a hook. Lombard ducked under it nicely.
Stephenson misses with the combination.
Stephenson throws a hook to the side of Lombard 's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombard slips under a jab from Stephenson.
Lombard fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Stephenson misses.
Stephenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Stephenson.
A jab from Stephenson misses.
Stephenson avoids the head kick by Lombard .
Lombard fails with the takedown.
Stephenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stephenson.
Lombard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lombard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stephenson.
Lombard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stephenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lombard tries to clinch but Stephenson moves out of range.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stephenson stuffs the takedown.
Stephenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stephenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stephenson throws a hook to the side of Lombard 's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stephenson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lombard shoots in but Stephenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stephenson darts in and clinches Lombard up against the cage.
Stephenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stephenson has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stephenson has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lombard 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stephenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson misses with a wild combination.
Lombard blocks a jab.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Lombard slips a straight right by Stephenson.
Lombard defending well as Stephenson loads up on a big left hand.
Stephenson swinging wildly here.
Stephenson throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard 's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lombard is trying to force a seperation but Stephenson has the dominant position.
Stephenson throws a head punch that misses.
Stephenson throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stephenson has him pressed against the cage.
Stephenson manages to break the clinch.
Stephenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombard fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard blocks a jab.
Stephenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lombard .
Stephenson misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Stephenson. Those never looked like landing.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Lombard misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Stephenson.
Lombard dives in and grabs Stephenson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stephenson pushes down on Lombard 's head and hops out.
Stephenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stephenson.
Stephenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard shoots in but Stephenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephenson throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard seems to have got his legs back now.
Stephenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lombard drives through and clinches with Stephenson against the cage.
Lombard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stephenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lombard wants to break free but Stephenson has control.
Stephenson breaks the clinch.
Lombard throws an off balance right hand
and Stephenson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lombard thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stephenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lombard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lombard clinches with his opponent.
Lombard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stephenson trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Stephenson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stephenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lombard shoots for a takedown but Stephenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stephenson lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Lombard goes down and covers up as Stephenson starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Stephenson!
In his post fight interview, Joe Stephenson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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