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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sparks's choice of entrance music: Sparks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamad walks into a jab.
Sparks avoids the head kick by Tamad.
Tamad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Sparks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tamad to the mat! Tamad manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tamad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Juan Tamad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tamad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sparks throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Sparks misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Sparks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamad manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamad.
Sparks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tamad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Tamad circles away easily
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sparks won't be happy with that.
Tamad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sparks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tamad throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sparks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sparks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tamad is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sparks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamad throws an elbow but Sparks slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sparks prevents Tamad from moving into mount.
Tamad advances to mount.
Tamad landing punches.
Tamad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sparks is looking to get to half guard.
Sparks trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tamad misses with a head shot.
Tamad landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparks is in a horrible position here. Tamad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tamad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sparks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tamad 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.
BOOM! Tamad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tamad landing shots from mount.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount and Sparks is in trouble!
Sparks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tamad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tamad raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sparks is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Sparks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad dominated that round.
That's time! Tamad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Sparks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tamad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Sparks finds it's target.
Sparks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Tamad fails with a takedown attempt.
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Sparks moves out of range easily.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown but Tamad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sparks.
Sparks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sparks.
Juan Tamad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Sparks.
Tamad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sparks connects with a single shot there.
Sparks tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tamad but Tamad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tamad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparks shoots in looking for a takedown. Tamad tries to sprawl out of it but Sparks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tamad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparks throws a shot from downtown. Tamad moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sparks is defended easily by Tamad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Sparks throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Sparks 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.
Sparks moves into the clinch successfully.
Tamad is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sparks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tamad to the mat. Tamad regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tamad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad throwing strikes here but Sparks is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sparks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sparks misses with a takedown
and Tamad counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tamad.
Tamad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamad.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tamad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparks is keeping the position for now.
Tamad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tamad is pushing down on Sparks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sparks is fighting to maintain full guard but Tamad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tamad is pressing down on Sparks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sparks is holding on for now.
Tamad moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad in side control, throwing shots but Sparks defends.
Tamad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sparks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sparks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamad is working Sparks over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tamad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sparks down.
Sparks is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tamad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tamad has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tamad sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tamad looking to ground and pound but Sparks is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad looking to secure an arm triangle but Sparks defends it well.
Juan Tamad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sparks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tamad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sparks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Sparks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparks is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tamad raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tamad tries to control but Sparks wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sparks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tamad is working for a guillotine from mount but Sparks frees his head quite easily.
Sparks holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tamad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sparks is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tamad throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tamad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tamad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad unloads with some shots from mount but Sparks bucks and avoids them well.
Sparks holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tamad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tamad unloads with some shots from mount but Sparks bucks and avoids them well.
Tamad scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tamad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tamad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tamad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sparks can do to turn this around?
Tamad looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tamad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tamad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tamad!
Our winner, Juan Tamad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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