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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius LeBlanc (ranked 4451 p4p, 4075 weight class) and Edgar Garcia Jr (ranked 277 p4p, 261 weight class). Garcia Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Dang. 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darius LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgar Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlanc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
LeBlanc tries for a takedown but Garcia Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LeBlanc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
LeBlanc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but LeBlanc is just out of range.
LeBlanc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LeBlanc tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia Jr works over LeBlanc's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBlanc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LeBlanc moves in looking to clinch but Garcia Jr pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
Garcia Jr connects with a jab.
Garcia Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LeBlanc tries for a takedown but Garcia Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius LeBlanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeBlanc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
LeBlanc doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia Jr circles away.
As LeBlanc backs off Garcia Jr throws a huge counter combo but LeBlanc manages to avoid it all.
Garcia Jr throws a right hand that LeBlanc ducks under and follows up with a left that LeBlanc also avoids with ease.
LeBlanc closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia Jr, looking for a takedown. LeBlanc pushes Garcia Jr against the cage but Garcia Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot that snaps LeBlanc's head back.
LeBlanc clinches up with Garcia Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
No luck for LeBlanc with that takedown attempt.
Garcia Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeBlanc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot that sends LeBlanc's belly button to the back.
Garcia Jr avoids the head kick by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
LeBlanc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr scores with a shot to the body.
LeBlanc tries to clinch but Garcia Jr moves away
and Garcia Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia Jr lands with a big left! LeBlanc is wobbled badly! Garcia Jr comes in with a flurry of punches and drops LeBlanc to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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