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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bubble Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Diamonds Aren't Forever - Bring Me the Horizon. Toby Garcia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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 Sydney, Bubble Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toby Garcia !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Garcia slips a straight right by Bob.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Bob shoots and misses
and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garcia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bob wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia stays in close to Bob's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bob looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Garcia postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Bob is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia stands up over Bob, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Toby Garcia .
Bob with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bob won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garcia .
Garcia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Bob.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia .
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bubble Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Bob is defending it quite comfortably.
Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
Bob regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garcia .
Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Garcia seems to have locked his on tight now - Bob screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Garcia , as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Toby Garcia !
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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