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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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193 lbs
20 - 25 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Yang!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sparks finds it's way through Yang's defenses.
Yang digs a good body shot into Sparks's ribs.
Sparks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richie Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sparks at a distance.
Yang has Sparks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sparks tries to work over Yang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparks misses with a knee to the head.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparks avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang with a knee to the head.
Sparks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yang's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang connects with a knee to the head.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Sparks is blocking nicely.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Sparks.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Sparks as the two fighters clinch.
Sparks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Sparks.
Yang lands a knee to the head.
Yang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparks's elbow.
Sparks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang trying to land knees to the body.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Sparks is blocking nicely.
Sparks throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yang obliges.
Sparks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yang backwards.
Sparks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sparks misses with a head kick.
Sparks avoids the body shot from Yang.
Good exchange - Sparks coming out on top.
Yang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Yang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sparks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yang.
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Yang.
Sparks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yang lands with a good body shot.
Sparks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yang misses with a series of wild punches.
Sparks avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yang.
A shot to the liver by Yang. Beautiful body shot.
Yang thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Sparks lands but Yang takes it in his stride.
Yang rushes Sparks and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sparks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yang trying to land knees to the body.
Sparks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sparks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yang.
A short uppercut from Yang.
Sparks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparks clinches with his opponent.
Sparks lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Sparks.
Yang blocks an uppercut.
Yang looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Sparks lands a body punch.
Yang looks winded!
Sparks managing to block the knees to the body from Yang.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sparks lands with a left to the head.
Sparks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sparks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yang back to the ropes. Sparks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yang is rocked!
Sparks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Yang got wobbled bad by a big combination! Sparks presses forward with punches and knees until Yang stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Yang closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Sparks!
Darren Sparks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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FIGHT
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