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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Hanzzle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanzzle gets a double leg takedown into Garcia's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hanzzle wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanzzle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Hanzzle defends easily.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanzzle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
It looks like Gerald Garcia has been cut.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzzle wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hanzzle has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Hanzzle working some strikes from top position.
Hanzzle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Hanzzle defends easily.
Hanzzle postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Garcia controls Hanzzle momentarily but Hanzzle frees himself.
Hanzzle trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanzzle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanzzle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Hanzzle is very close to passing his half guard.
Hanzzle lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanzzle passes into half guard.
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanzzle is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hanzzle tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Hanzzle scoring with strikes but Garcia is staying in there.
Garcia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Garcia wants to control but Hanzzle is keeping busy.
Hanzzle trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hanzzle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcia missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia wants to control but Hanzzle passes into side.
Hanzzle cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia prevents Hanzzle from moving into mount.
Hanzzle landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanzzle trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Hanzzle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Garcia to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanzzle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanzzle momentarily.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Hanzzle avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanzzle as he connects with a hook.
Gerald Garcia's cut is getting worse.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Hanzzle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Hanzzle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia cracks Hanzzle with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanzzle throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanzzle tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanzzle moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanzzle.
Hanzzle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanzzle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanzzle is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Hanzzle defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hanzzle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanzzle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanzzle off to one side.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Hanzzle.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanzzle slips under a jab from Garcia.
Hanzzle throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Hanzzle tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Hanzzle moves out of range of the strikes.
Yuri Hanzzle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanzzle throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Hanzzle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Hanzzle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzzle dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Hanzzle's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanzzle but Hanzzle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanzzle. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Hanzzle moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanzzle under the eye.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Hanzzle shoots in.
Gerald Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Hanzzle.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanzzle tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanzzle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Hanzzle.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Hanzzle off balance momentarily.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Hanzzle's leg. Hanzzle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanzzle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanzzle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanzzle scrambles back to his feet.
Hanzzle tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia has been working on his balance at Brophy's Evil Troid Academy (BETA), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hanzzle.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanzzle lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanzzle blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Hanzzle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Hanzzle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanzzle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanzzle connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzzle shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Hanzzle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hanzzle lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanzzle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Hanzzle saw it coming and moves away.
Hanzzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanzzles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanzzle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanzzle. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a hook but Hanzzle avoids it easily.
Hanzzle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanzzle clinches.
Hanzzle misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hanzzle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanzzle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hanzzle slips a jab from Garcia.
Hanzzle misses the shot to the body.
Hanzzle misses with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanzzle.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanzzle throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanzzle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanzzle was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Hanzzle is out of range.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanzzle.
Hanzzle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanzzle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hanzzle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Hanzzle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanzzle misses with a looping left.
Hanzzle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That kick from Hanzzle tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Hanzzle's body.
Hanzzle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanzzle scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Hanzzle ducks down to avoid it.
Hanzzle misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanzzle.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Hanzzle moved out of range.
Hanzzle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcia will feel that in the morning.
Hanzzle blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanzzle.
Good exchange - Hanzzle coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Hanzzle connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Hanzzle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Hanzzle staying out of range there.
Hanzzle misses with a body shot.
Hanzzle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanzzle throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanzzle.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Hanzzle counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanzzle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia trying to control but Hanzzle is working from the bottom.
Hanzzle pulls Garcia in to control the position.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzzle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Hanzzle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia stands and throws Hanzzle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanzzle lands an overhand right.
Hanzzle dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hanzzle blocks an uppercut.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanzzle backwards.
Hanzzle drags the fight down to the ground.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanzzle is retaining full guard.
Hanzzle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hanzzle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanzzle, not yet.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Hanzzle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Hanzzle postures up.
Hanzzle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanzzle looking to pass the guard.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanzzle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanzzle trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Yuri Hanzzle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Hanzzle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle is working Garcia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hanzzle forces his way into half guard.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Hanzzle sits in half guard.
Garcia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Garcia is not content to let Hanzzle control the position.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Hanzzle is controlling well.
Hanzzle is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanzzle throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Hanzzle thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Hanzzle is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hanzzle moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hanzzle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanzzle with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanzzle, as that shot connected.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanzzle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanzzle slips a straight right by Garcia.
Hanzzle scores with a hook.
Hanzzle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzzle can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Hanzzle fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzzle blocks an uppercut.
Hanzzle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanzzle jumps into guard, dragging Garcia to the mat.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzzle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hanzzle is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia postures up.
Hanzzle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yuri Hanzzle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzzle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Hanzzle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanzzle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia throws a body punch but Hanzzle moves out of range.
Hanzzle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanzzle off to one side.
Gerald Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanzzle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcia looking for subs from the bottom but Hanzzle mounts him!
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Hanzzle controlling from mount.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Hanzzle controlling the pace for now.
Hanzzle trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Hanzzle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanzzle 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Hanzzle!
Yuri Hanzzle is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Yuri Hanzzle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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