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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Garrido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip McMann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McMann's choice of entrance music: Snow - Informer. Skip McMann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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284 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Garrido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skip McMann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrido drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garrido is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Garrido tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McMann is looking for a sweep.
Garrido trying to control the action but McMann is working from the bottom.
Garrido looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McMann is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMann can't do much from the bottom here.
McMann defending against the ground and pound.
Garrido misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Garrido working the ground and pound.
Garrido throwing strikes but McMann manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Garrido regains half guard.
Garrido is not content to let McMann control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrido gets back to full guard.
Garrido tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garrido manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McMann manages to get himself to full guard.
Garrido passes into half guard.
McMann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrido not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrido connects with a nice short shot to McMann's temple.
Garrido is working for a kimura but McMann is defending it quite comfortably.
Garrido slows the pace down in half guard.
McMann is refusing to be controlled, as Garrido sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garrido takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garrido works his way into side control.
Garrido has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McMann!
Garrido fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garrido trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garrido misses with a head shot.
Garrido lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Garrido dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - McMann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrido missing with a left hand there. McMann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McMann has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garrido breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garrido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McMann manages to avoid it.
McMann stuffs the takedown attempt from Garrido. Garrido gets slowly back to his feet.
McMann lands a jab to the nose.
McMann tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrido swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garrido misses with a hook.
McMann tries to clinch but Garrido is having none of it.
Garrido misses with a hook. McMann ducked under it nicely.
Garrido throws a lazy right hand but McMann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrido tries for a takedown but McMann sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McMann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McMann clinches up with Garrido and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from McMann.
It looks like Javier Garrido has been cut.
McMann tries a knee to the head but Garrido blocks it.
Garrido fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMann lands a nice knee to the body.
Garrido is trying to break the clinch but McMann is controlling him.
McMann lands a good knee to the midsection. Garrido won't want to take too many of those.
McMann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McMann tries a knee to the head but Garrido blocks it.
McMann lands a nice elbow.
Garrido is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McMann pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Garrido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrido tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McMann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McMann.
Garrido wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McMann has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMann lands a nice elbow.
McMann landing knees to the body.
McMann lands a damaging elbow.
Garrido tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garrido tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McMann just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garrido fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McMann looking to throw knees to the head but Garrido is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McMann.
Javier Garrido's cut is getting worse.
Garrido is trying to break the clinch but McMann has him pressed against the cage.
McMann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garrido is trying to push McMann away but McMann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McMann drops Garrido with a big knee straight up the middle! Garrido is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Garrido is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garrido throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McMann's waist but McMann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garrido off to one side.
Oh Garrido is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McMann takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMann lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Garrido out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Skip McMann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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