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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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156 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dallas Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bond.
Sparks throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Bond moves out of range.
Bond slips under a jab.
Bond slips under a jab from Sparks.
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparks misses the shot to the body.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparks throws a right and a left that Bond avoids nicely.
Bond rushes Sparks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bond.
Sparks is trying to break free.
Sparks is trying to push Bond away but Bond has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sparks tries to break the clinch but Bond is controlling the position.
Sparks cracks Bond with a nice body shot.
Sparks is trying to force a seperation but Bond has the dominant position.
Sparks has had enough of the clinch but Bond keeps him there for the moment.
Bond with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jonathan Sparks has been cut.
Sparks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bond landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bond.
Bond blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond pushes off an throws an elbow but Sparks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sparks tries to circle away but Bond has him pinned against the cage.
Bond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sparks's face.
Bond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sparks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bond.
Sparks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bond just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sparks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bond smiles and moves away.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonathan Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bond moves in looking to clinch but Sparks pushes him off.
Bond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sparks.
Bond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sparks swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.
Bond moves out of range as Sparks strikes.
Sparks misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bond throws a good cross that connects.
Bond rushes Sparks and presses him up against the cage.
Bond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparks tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
Bond works on Sparks's body with a couple of short punches.
Sparks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sparks takes an elbow to the temple.
Bond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparks.
Bond scores with a shoulder strike.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Sparks in his tracks for a moment.
Bond blocks an uppercut.
Sparks wants to break free but Bond has control.
Sparks tries to score a body lock takedown but Bond shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dallas Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Sparks.
Sparks looks gassed!
Sparks is trying to break the clinch but Bond has him pressed against the cage.
Bond landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparks avoids it.
Bond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bond missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bond.
Bond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bond lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sparks.
Bond lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bond.
Bond presses Sparks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bond scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Bond.
Sparks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Sparks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bond lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Sparks in his tracks for a moment.
Bond putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bond with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bond.
Bond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Bond to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bond obliges.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Bond.
Bond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Bond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bond lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bond lands a knee to the body.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but Sparks is blocking nicely.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Sparks in his tracks for a moment.
Bond is struggling to control the position.
Sparks has had enough of the clinch but Bond keeps him there for the moment.
Bond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparks.
Sparks wants to break free but Bond has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bond.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparks avoids it.
Sparks jumps guard but Bond stands there with Sparks around his waist. Sparks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sparks wants to break free but Bond has control.
Bond keeps control of Sparks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Bond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Sparks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparks connects with a right hand. Bond shakes it off.
A big left from Sparks misses.
Sparks throws a sloppy body shot
and Bond counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bond.
Bond lands a nice elbow.
Sparks lands with a right to the head.
Sparks successfully pulls guard.
Sparks working for submissions but it's allowed Bond to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sparks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sparks actively working from the bottom here.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bond passes into side control!
Sparks is being controlled here.
Sparks gets back to half guard.
Sparks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bond pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sparks with the active half guard here but Bond passes nicely into side control.
Bond has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bond looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks tries to improve his position but instead Bond has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Sparks trying to control the hands but Bond won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sparks is trying to break free.
Sparks just trying to survive but Bond is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparks tries to escape the position.
Sparks rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Bond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Sparks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sparks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparks throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bond counters by clinching up.
Sparks blocks an elbow strike from Bond.
Sparks ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sparks no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sparks working a defensive guard but Bond manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bond takes a little break here. Sparks wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks tries to bench press Bond off him but Bond keeps the position.
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 looks to move to half guard but instead Bond has passed into mount! Damn!
Bond prevents Sparks from getting the reversal.
Sparks reaches up to try and control the position but Bond seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sparks rolls and tries to escape and now Bond has his back!
Bond has good solid back control here.
Sparks tries to escape but Bond has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond avoiding Sparks 's attempts to control his hands.
Sparks looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bond keeps control of the position as Sparks tries to break free.
Sparks trying to control the position but Bond manages to sink in the hooks.
Sparks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bond biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jonathan Sparks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Bond gets his hands free as Sparks looks to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bond controlling the positon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Bond has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bond tries to clinch up.
Dallas Bond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Bond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Dallas Bond!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Dallas Bond!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Dallas Bond!
Dallas Bond wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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