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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Vezina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eguardo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eguardo Garcia struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Vezina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eguardo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Eguardo Garcia has been cut.
Vezina closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as Vezina tries to tie him up.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Vezina has him pressed against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vezina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vezina is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vezina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia is rocked!
Vezina throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Vezina finish him?
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vezina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Vezina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vezina looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Garcia has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vezina looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Vezina is breathing heavily.
Vezina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
Vezina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia has Vezina pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Vezina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jason Vezina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eguardo Garcia.
Vezina misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Vezina manages to get underhooks.
Vezina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vezina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vezina.
Garcia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vezina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Vezina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vezina gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vezina.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vezina is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vezina misses with a knee strike.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vezina pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina misses with a knee to the head.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia jumps guard but Vezina stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vezina taking a breather.
Vezina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Vezina.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Vezina misses with a knee to the head.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vezina after a bit of a struggle.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vezina misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Vezina, against the ropes.
Vezina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vezina misses with a knee strike.
Vezina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vezina gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vezina misses with a knee strike.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia jumps guard but Vezina stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Vezina is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vezina misses with a knee strike.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vezina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vezina working aggressively here.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Vezina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Vezina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Vezina.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vezina prevents it.
Vezina looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Vezina misses with a knee strike.
Vezina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vezina throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Vezina, against the ropes.
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vezina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Vezina looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina misses with a knee strike.
Vezina looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vezina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vezina misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vezina trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vezina into the ropes.
Garcia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vezina prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vezina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Vezina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vezina displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Vezina with a nice cross.
Vezina throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vezina counters with a nice uppercut.
Vezina throws an overhand right that drops Garcia like a sack of potatoes! Vezina dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Vezina!
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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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