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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Mullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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228 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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275 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Mullard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelinho Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Mullard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Mullard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mullard tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia dives in and scores a takedown into Mullard's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mullard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mullard wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Mullard has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mullard looking to control.
Garcia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mullard wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garcia postures up in Mullard's guard and throws a big left but Mullard blocks it.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Mullard has wrist control.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Mullard keeps moving.
Mullard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia cracks Mullard with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Mullard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Mullard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mullard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mullard has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullard looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mullard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Mullard tries to pass.
Garcia pulls Mullard in close to prevent any damage.
Mullard wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Mullard can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Mullard is working away.
Mullard pushes Garcia off looking to stand but Garcia dives back in and keeps control.
Mullard tries to roll over but Garcia keeps him under control.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Mullard dodges it nicely.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mullard's head.
Garcia throwing shots but Mullard is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelinho Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mullard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mullard throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Mullard walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Mullard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mullard wants it to stay on the feet.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullard is just out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mullard's guard.
Mullard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marcelinho Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia is in close to Mullard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullard keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mullard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia stands up over Mullard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mullard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia trying to move into half guard but instead Mullard has managed to sweep!
Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mullard stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Mullard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mullard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mullard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard but Mullard has passed into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is not content to let Mullard control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Garcia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mullard.
Mullard throwing strikes but Garcia manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Garcia tries to move to mount but Mullard blocks the move with his legs.
Mullard taking a bit of punishment here - Garcia scoring with strikes.
Mullard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garcia in side control, throwing shots but Mullard defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Garcia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garcia staying calm.
Mullard prevents Garcia from moving into mount.
Garcia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mullard, who protects the arm well.
Garcia is putting a hurting on Mullard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Mullard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mullard tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mullard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garcia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullard is trying to stand back up but Garcia is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelinho Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Mullard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Mullard misses.
Mullard ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
Marcelinho Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullard was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mullard!
Garcia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mullard is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mullard badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Garcia around the waist but Garcia pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Garcia is the winner by TKO! Garcia jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelinho Garcia!
Marcelinho Garcia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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