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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaney Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zaney Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Bob tries to clinch up.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bob circles away.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bob avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Zaney Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Garcia.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Bob looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Bob landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Garcia avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bob crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Bob scores with a hook to the body.
Bob lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob lands a knee to the head.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Bob shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bob lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Bob works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Bob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bob can't fight it off and eventually Garcia manages to take the fight to the floor. Bob looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcia is fighting to break Bob's control of his arms but Bob is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Bob has wrist control.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bob is controlling Garcia's posture.
Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Garcia content to stall in guard here.
Bob is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bob wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side
and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is trying to keep Garcia in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
Bob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaney Bob dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bob is looking to improve his position.
Bob is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Bob moves into full guard.
Garcia trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Bob.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Bob isn't going anywhere.
Garcia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bob is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bob is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bob is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
Bob trying to control here.
Bob is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garcia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
Bob wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bob clinches but Garcia breaks the clinch
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. Bob didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob trying to control the position.
Bob pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Garcia postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Bob seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bob is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Bob pulls Garcia in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zaney Bob.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bob is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Bob circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.
Zaney Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Zaney Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Garcia.
Bob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Bob is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bob manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Bob's guard.
Bob has control of Garcia's left arm, preventing Garcia from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
Marcelo Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bob is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia landing with the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bob is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Bob wants to clinch.
Bob wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bob wants to clinch.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bob.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bob.
Bob lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Garcia working hard to break the clinch.
Bob lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bob prevents it.
Garcia is trying to drag Bob to the mat but Bob just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zaney Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Garcia.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Garcia turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Bob is defending well.
Bob gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bob gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Bob postures up.
Garcia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bob kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bob pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia won't allow Bob to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bob sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
Bob moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Bob pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bob is looking to clinch.
Bob rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Zaney Bob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Bob.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaney Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bob 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaney Bob!
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