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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ribero Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Gaines could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ribero Garcia's chin.
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ribero Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Garcia stalls from top position.
Gaines tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaines manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Garcia trying to control here.
Gaines is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gaines is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garcia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gaines's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gaines's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Garcia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gaines really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gaines looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but Gaines defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jamie Gaines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaines closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gaines's guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Gaines won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gaines looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaines, not yet.
Gaines is breathing heavily.
Gaines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gaines keeps moving.
Garcia is working Gaines over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garcia lands a couple of elbows.
Gaines will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Gaines gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gaines postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Garcia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gaines, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garcia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gaines is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
Garcia pushes down on Gaines's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garcia decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines shoots and misses
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.
Gaines looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Gaines throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gaines keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaines 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.
Ribero Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaines tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gaines!
Garcia lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia looking to control but Gaines is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia raining down shots from the mount!
Gaines is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Gaines really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the head.
Ribero Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gaines is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Garcia blocks Gaines's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Garcia lands a big elbow.
Garcia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gaines is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gaines flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Garcia manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gaines to take his back!
Garcia tries to get the hooks in deep but Gaines pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia controls the action.
Gaines breaks Garcia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gaines stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gaines thows a big elbow that misses.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Gaines is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gaines is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gaines slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is looking for a kimura here.
Gaines is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gaines to get the leverage.
Gaines seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia is looking to control Gaines's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Gaines not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gaines is working away from the top position though.
Gaines is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Gaines has control of the leg.
Gaines thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gaines wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gaines looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garcia is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ribero Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gaines fails with the takedown
and Garcia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gaines's guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gaines is looking for a triangle here but Garcia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gaines is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia controlling the position.
Garcia wants to control but Gaines is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines is looking to reverse the position.
Garcia in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gaines is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gaines looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Gaines defends it.
Garcia is controlling the pace.
That's two 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.
Gaines looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
Gaines is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Garcia trying to control the action but Gaines is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gaines looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Gaines.
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.
Gaines tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia controls the position from side control.
Gaines is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jamie Gaines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribero Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gaines will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ribero Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ribero Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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