Hector Lombard knocks out Trevor Prangley at Bellator 58 – MMA Recap
The Catchweight bout for the 195 lbs (pounds) category at the Bellator 58 event hosted by Bellator Fighting Championship was held on November 19, 2011. Cuban mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Hector Lombard defeated South African
MMA fighter Trevor Prangley.
Winner of the Bellator Middleweight Championship in June 2009 by beating Jared Hess, the 33-year old Lombard had an offensive strategy from early in the first set. Prangley, the 39-year old South African, was at the end of a severe
beating as Lombard made his presence felt in the Bellator fighting ring with his huge punches. Lombard used his kicks with intensity and force. He was able to keep the pressure mounted over Prangley as he was forced to get his back on the ring cage.
The Cuban MMA fighter again used his body kicks for his advantage. He was using his kicks with a clear objective in mind, to get an early breakthrough so he could use his submission move on Prangley. The South African refuses to
go down and stays on his feet. Lombard used his takedown abilities and took his opponent down on the mat. Prangley crashed with force but it was not enough to beat Prangley with.
Prangley and Lombard again stood up with the will to win the match but only one would survive the bout in the end. They take their vertical stance and use the empty space in the ring to get some distance from each other. This
gave both the fighters some time to rethink their strategy. Lombard gave some of his punches to destabilize Prangley’s stance in the ring.
Lombard gave his combo punches and shots. His shots were then followed by some leg kicks and a huge body shot. Prangley’s momentum was then greatly reduced as he missed a chance to land a punch on Lombard. Prangley could not block
Lombard’s punches and body shots which made him bleed from his nose. The first round ended with Lombard having a clear upper hand.
When the second round began, Lombard carried on with his offensive strategy. He threw a punch which was not that greater in power but it did made an impact upon striking with Pranglet’s face. With a slight opportunity which Prangley
gave to Lombard, the Cuban MMA fighter attacked with his series of -punches that knocked-out Prangley. Lombard won the fight through a technical knockout in the second round.
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