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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veener Shnitzelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Garza has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Powerful takedowns
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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 New York, Mathew Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Veener Shnitzelle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shnitzelle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shnitzelle shoots in and bounces Garza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shnitzelle defends well.
Garza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garza is trying to keep Shnitzelle in close.
Shnitzelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Garza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Garza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shnitzelle's guard.
Garza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garza stands and steps away. Shnitzelle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Garza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garza leaves Shnitzelle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garza tries to clinch up but Shnitzelle circles away and keeps his distance.
Garza darts in and clinches Shnitzelle up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shnitzelle drives through with a takedown into Garza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shnitzelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Garza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shnitzelle postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garza wants to get back to his feet but Shnitzelle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garza is pulling down on Shnitzelle's head to control his posture.
Garza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shnitzelle on the ground.
Garza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shnitzelle uses it to pass to side control.
Garza wants to get back to his feet but Shnitzelle drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Garza is right now.
Shnitzelle wants to control but Garza is keeping him busy.
Garza pushes Shnitzelle away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shnitzelle gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shnitzelle trying to control the action but Garza is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garza is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shnitzelle fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathew Garza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veener Shnitzelle.
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.
Garza tries to clinch up but Shnitzelle circles away and keeps his distance.
Garza wants to clinch.
Shnitzelle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garza counters with a takedown into side control.
Shnitzelle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garza's best efforts.
Shnitzelle is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garza tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Shnitzelle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mathew Garza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garza is looking to clinch but Shnitzelle is avoiding it.
Garza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shnitzelle to the ground. Garza is now in Shnitzelle's guard.
Garza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shnitzelle can do to turn this around?
Garza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garza throws a big elbow that misses.
Garza postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garza scoring with some ground and pound.
Garza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shnitzelle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shnitzelle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shnitzelle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garza circles away.
Garza avoids the head kick by Shnitzelle.
Garza moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Garza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shnitzelle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shnitzelle trying to hold on to Garza's head to control him but Garza postures up.
Shnitzelle pushes Garza off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick by Shnitzelle misses
and Garza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garza.
Shnitzelle takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Garza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shnitzelle defends well.
Shnitzelle wants to control from the top but Garza keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shnitzelle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garza haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shnitzelle is looking to stand up but Garza won't let him.
Shnitzelle stops Garza from standing up.
Garza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garza is trying to keep Shnitzelle in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garza wants to clinch.
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.
A head kick misses from Shnitzelle.
Shnitzelle has his takedown stuffed
and Garza counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shnitzelle!
Shnitzelle is breathing heavily.
Garza landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Garza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shnitzelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shnitzelle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shnitzelle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garza pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shnitzelle circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shnitzelle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shnitzelle shoots in but Garza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mathew Garza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veener Shnitzelle.
Garza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shnitzelle!
Garza is trying to get an arm triangle but Shnitzelle is defending well.
Garza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garza stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza has closed the distance and engaged Shnitzelle in a clinch.
Garza tries to work over Shnitzelle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garza decides to pull guard.
Garza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garza has his foot on Shnitzelle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shnitzelle works his way back into a safe position though.
Shnitzelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Garza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garza wants to stand but Shnitzelle is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shnitzelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Garza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shnitzelle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mathew Garza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shnitzelle is trying to control the action in half guard but Garza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garza is looking to improve his position.
Shnitzelle is working for a submission of some sort.
Garza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four 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.
Shnitzelle is keen to just control but Garza is a slippery customer.
Shnitzelle is looking to advance position but Garza won't allow it.
Garza is staying active underneath Shnitzelle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garza tries to clinch up but Shnitzelle circles away and keeps his distance.
Veener Shnitzelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathew Garza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garza fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Garza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Garza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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