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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between armando garcilaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and felisha vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, armando garcilaza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, felisha vanhorn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vanhorn has managed to clinch.
vanhorn drags the fight down to the ground.
garcilaza wants to control from the top but vanhorn keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
vanhorn working a defensive guard here.
vanhorn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
vanhorn managing to control the position.
vanhorn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
vanhorn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vanhorn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
vanhorn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as garcilaza is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
garcilaza is bucking up trying to escape but vanhorn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
vanhorn lands with some strikes.
vanhorn controlling his opponent.
vanhorn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn with a couple of short strikes.
garcilaza is working to get back to half guard.
garcilaza is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
garcilaza tries to hold on but vanhorn pushes him away.
vanhorn content just to control the position here.
vanhorn breaks from garcilaza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns garcilaza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
vanhorn gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
garcilaza is breathing heavily.
vanhorn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
vanhorn closes the distance and clinches up with garcilaza, looking for a takedown. vanhorn pushes garcilaza against the cage but garcilaza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
garcilaza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and garcilaza wants it to stay on the feet.
garcilaza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
vanhorn is desperately trying to improve his position but garcilaza has a good base and remains in mount.
vanhorn wants to hold on but garcilaza pushes him away.
vanhorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
vanhorn tries to reverse the position but garcilaza maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
garcilaza throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
vanhorn tries to hold on but garcilaza pushes him away.
vanhorn is desperately trying to improve his position but garcilaza has a good base and remains in mount.
garcilaza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for vanhorn on the ground.
garcilaza avoids the attempt from vanhorn to control.
garcilaza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
vanhorn wants to hold on but garcilaza pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
garcilaza prevents vanhorn from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
felisha vanhorn dominated that round.
That's time! garcilaza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
vanhorn misses with a takedown
and garcilaza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
garcilaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
garcilaza has managed to clinch.
vanhorn pulls guard.
vanhorn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
garcilaza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on vanhorn, up you get!
garcilaza gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
garcilaza is pressing down on vanhorn's thigh, looking to free his foot. vanhorn is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
garcilaza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
vanhorn is looking to improve his position.
vanhorn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. garcilaza is working away from the top position though.
vanhorn manages to get to full guard.
vanhorn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from vanhorn misses.
A head kick misses from garcilaza.
vanhorn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and garcilaza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
vanhorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in garcilaza's guard.
vanhorn wants to control from the top but garcilaza keeps moving.
garcilaza looking for a sweep. Not yet garcilaza, not yet.
vanhorn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
vanhorn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn pushing down on garcilaza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
vanhorn decides to stand up.
vanhorn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as garcilaza checks a leg kick.
garcilaza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
vanhorn darts in and clinches garcilaza up against the cage.
garcilaza prevents the takedown attempt.
vanhorn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
garcilaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
garcilaza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
garcilaza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
vanhorn checks the leg kick.
vanhorn misses with a takedown attempt
and garcilaza counters with a shoot takedown. vanhorn fights it but they end up in guard.
armando garcilaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of felisha vanhorn.
vanhorn keeping moving, preventing garcilaza from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
vanhorn looking to hit a scissor sweep but garcilaza is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
armando garcilaza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
garcilaza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
vanhorn tries a head kick but it misses.
vanhorn tries for a takedown but garcilaza circles away easily
and vanhorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
vanhorn throws a sloppy head kick and garcilaza moves out of range easily.
garcilaza shoots in and drives through. vanhorn sprawls well.
vanhorn with a poor takedown
and garcilaza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in vanhorn's guard.
garcilaza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
vanhorn wants to stand up but garcilaza is controlling him.
garcilaza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vanhorn controls garcilaza momentarily but garcilaza frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
garcilaza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on vanhorn, up you get!
vanhorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
vanhorn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
garcilaza stuffs the takedown.
armando garcilaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of felisha vanhorn.
vanhorn misses with a takedown
and garcilaza counters with a straight right hand.
armando garcilaza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
garcilaza circles away from the clinch attempt
and garcilaza counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn breaks the clinch.
vanhorn ducks under a wild hook from garcilaza.
vanhorn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
vanhorn misses with a double jab.
vanhorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but garcilaza circles away quickly and effectively.
garcilaza circles away from the clinch attempt
and garcilaza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
vanhorn with a lazy takedown attempt
and garcilaza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
garcilaza tries to pass the half guard into mount. vanhorn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
vanhorn gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
garcilaza looking to sit in guard and control but vanhorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
garcilaza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
garcilaza looking for a sweep. Not yet garcilaza, not yet.
vanhorn stays in close to garcilaza's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
garcilaza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
vanhorn is pushing down on garcilaza's leg trying to pass to half guard. garcilaza is fighting to maintain full guard but vanhorn has managed to sneak the leg through.
vanhorn is keen to just control but garcilaza is a slippery customer.
vanhorn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
felisha vanhorn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
vanhorn wants to clinch
and garcilaza moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
armando garcilaza clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
garcilaza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
vanhorn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and garcilaza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
vanhorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
vanhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
vanhorn working hard to break the clinch.
vanhorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
vanhorn has his takedown stuffed
and garcilaza counters with an outside leg kick.
garcilaza has closed the distance and engaged vanhorn in a clinch.
garcilaza gets control of vanhorn's arms and successfully pulls guard. garcilaza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
vanhorn stands up and waves to garcilaza to follow him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
garcilaza throws a body punch but vanhorn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vanhorn misses with a combination
and garcilaza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
garcilaza scores with a nice body kick.
vanhorn closes this distance looking for a takedown but garcilaza circles away.
garcilaza shoots for a double leg takedown but vanhorn sprawls well. He's pushed garcilaza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
vanhorn misses with the body kick
and garcilaza counters with a takedown into side control.
vanhorn tries to bench press garcilaza off him but garcilaza keeps the position.
vanhorn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of garcilaza.
vanhorn is not content to let garcilaza control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
garcilaza throws a strike aimed at the side of vanhorn's head but vanhorn avoids it well.
vanhorn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. vanhorn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
armando garcilaza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
vanhorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
garcilaza wants to control from the top but vanhorn keeps moving.
garcilaza looking to sit in guard and control but vanhorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn is looking to work some ground and pound but garcilaza has wrist control.
garcilaza has momentary wrist control but vanhorn slips an elbow through the middle.
vanhorn working some strikes from top position.
garcilaza trying to keep a closed guard but vanhorn is proving a slippery customer.
vanhorn content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
vanhorn prevents garcilaza from getting back to his feet.
felisha vanhorn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
garcilaza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
armando garcilaza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of felisha vanhorn.
vanhorn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that armando garcilaza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
garcilaza fails with the takedown
and vanhorn moves into the clinch.
garcilaza tries to pull guard but vanhorn holds him up against the cage and eventually garcilaza drops back down to his feet.
garcilaza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for armando garcilaza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vanhorn looking for a takedown.
garcilaza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but vanhorn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
vanhorn jumps guard and drags garcilaza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
vanhorn striking off his back but it's not causing garcilaza any problems.
vanhorn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but garcilaza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
vanhorn pushes garcilaza off and gets back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
garcilaza slips a jab and a cross from vanhorn.
garcilaza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
garcilaza is looking to pass vanhorn's guard but actually vanhorn recovers to full guard.
garcilaza wants to control from the top but vanhorn keeps moving.
garcilaza preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
garcilaza wants to control from the top but vanhorn keeps moving.
garcilaza looking to sit in guard and control but vanhorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
vanhorn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
vanhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but garcilaza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
vanhorn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanhorn stands and steps away. garcilaza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
vanhorn dives in and grabs garcilaza's left leg, looking for a takedown. garcilaza pushes down on vanhorn's head and hops out.
vanhorn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
vanhorn with a poor takedown
and garcilaza counters with a one-two to the body.
vanhorn moves to clinch but garcilaza breaks away
and garcilaza moves into the clinch.
garcilaza wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on vanhorn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
vanhorn gets control of garcilaza's arms and successfully pulls guard. vanhorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
garcilaza trying to control but vanhorn is working from the bottom.
garcilaza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
garcilaza postures up.
garcilaza looking to pass the guard.
vanhorn keeping moving, preventing garcilaza from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
felisha vanhorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think garcilaza 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... armando garcilaza!
armando garcilaza is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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