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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chavez in his tracks.
Lombard throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Lombard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lombard wants the takedown. Chavez is fighting it off but Lombard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chavez's guard against the cage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lombard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez tries to clinch but Lombard is having none of it.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Lombard jumps back.
Lombard slips a straight right by Chavez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lombard to the mat! Lombard manages to get full guard.
Lombard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lombard controls Chavez momentarily but Chavez frees himself.
Chavez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lombard is looking to stand up but Chavez isn't so interested in that idea.
Lombard working for a triangle but Chavez defends it easily.
Lombard controlling Chavez's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chavez connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chavez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Chavez controlling him for the moment.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard pulls Chavez in close to prevent any damage.
Lombard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to take a breather but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lombard trying to control from half guard but Chavez is working away.
Chavez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Lombard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chavez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chavez tries to clinch
so Lombard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chavez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lombard punching from the bottom.
Lombard pushes Chavez off looking to stand but Chavez dives back in and keeps control.
Hector Lombard has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard trying to control here.
Chavez is keen to just control but Lombard is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard tries to get to full guard but Chavez has control of the leg.
Lombard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Juan Chavez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick lands from Lombard.
Lombard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lombard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lombard seems content to control.
Let's hope that Lombard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lombard trying to control from half guard but Chavez is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hector Lombard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Lombard scores with a four punch combination!
Lombard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lombard manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Lombard connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard has managed to clinch.
Chavez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lombard prevents it.
Lombard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chavez uses from the top position.
Chavez stopping the sweep attempt from Lombard.
Lombard pulls Chavez in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hector Lombard.
Lombard takes the fight into the clinch.
Lombard breaks from the clinch.
Lombard gets a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez tries to kick Lombard off but Lombard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Lombard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lombard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lombard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lombard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lombard prevents Chavez from getting the reversal.
Lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lombard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lombard is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chavez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chavez tries to reverse the position but Lombard maintains control.
Lombard throwing strikes here but Chavez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chavez is squirming around, avoiding Lombard's attempts to control the action.
Lombard content just to control the position here.
Chavez wants to control but Lombard is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard trying to control but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez wants to control but Lombard is having none of it.
Chavez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard with good strikes from the mount here!
Lombard looking to finish Chavez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chavez!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lombard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lombard controlling the position easily from mount.
Juan Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez is squirming around, avoiding Lombard's attempts to control the action.
Chavez is trying to reverse the position but instead Lombard has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chavez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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!
Chavez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Chavez showing good submission defense here.
Lombard biding his time, controlling Chavez.
Hector Lombard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Lombard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lombard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Lombard!
Hector Lombard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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