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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hikaru Kawagishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanton Garza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanton Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hikaru Kawagishi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawagishi misses with a takedown
and Garza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kawagishi jumps guard and drags Garza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kawagishi throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Kawagishi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garza throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kawagishi has momentary wrist control but Garza slips an elbow through the middle.
Garza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawagishi is trying to control the position but Garza postures up.
Kawagishi looks winded!
Garza throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza chips away with some ground and pound.
Garza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garza throws a big right hand that misses.
Garza throwing strikes but missing.
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garza.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kawagishi has momentary wrist control but Garza slips an elbow through the middle.
Garza throws a big right hand that misses.
Garza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kawagishi looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza works over Kawagishi with some ground and pound from guard.
Garza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garza postures up in Kawagishi's guard and throws a big left but Kawagishi blocks it.
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garza.
Garza is in close to Kawagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garza.
Kawagishi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garza scoring with some ground and pound.
Garza throws a big right hand that misses.
Garza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garza scoring with some ground and pound.
Garza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawagishi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garza postures up in Kawagishi's guard and throws a big left but Kawagishi blocks it.
Garza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garza throws a big elbow that misses.
Garza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kawagishi on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kawagishi trying to control the position.
Garza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kawagishi's head.
Garza works over Kawagishi with some ground and pound from guard.
Kawagishi is looking for a triangle but Garza pushes his legs off easily.
We've been informed that Kawagishi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garza.
Garza distracts Kawagishi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garza postures up and lands a big shot to Kawagishi's brow.
Garza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garza connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza with a nice head shot there.
Kawagishi has momentary wrist control but Garza slips an elbow through the middle.
Garza lands a couple of digs.
Garza connects with a couple of short punches.
Garza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garza throws a big right hand that misses.
Garza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kawagishi's head.
Garza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garza distracts Kawagishi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garza.
Garza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garza stands up over Kawagishi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Garza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kawagishi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Kawagishi.
Kawagishi moves to clinch but Garza breaks away
letting Garza counter with a right hand.
Garza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garza drags the fight down to the ground.
Kawagishi wants to control from the top but Garza keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawagishi looking to sit in guard and control but Garza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kawagishi is breathing heavily.
Kawagishi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garza defends it easily.
Stanton Garza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza is in close to Kawagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garza distracts Kawagishi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kawagishi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kawagishi looking to control.
Garza scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawagishi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawagishi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawagishi, not yet.
Garza landing some decent shots from guard.
Garza lands a couple of digs.
Kawagishi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garza is in close to Kawagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garza is in close to Kawagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garza lands a couple of elbows.
Kawagishi has momentary wrist control but Garza slips an elbow through the middle.
Garza distracts Kawagishi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garza lands a couple of elbows.
Garza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garza distracts Kawagishi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza lands a couple of digs.
Garza drops back looking for a leg! Kawagishi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kawagishi manages to kick Garza off! Garza jumps back into Kawagishi's guard.
Garza lands a couple of elbows.
Garza scoring with some ground and pound.
Garza lands a couple of elbows.
Garza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garza throws a strike but Kawagishi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kawagishi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garza thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza tries to strike from the bottom.
Kawagishi stopping the sweep attempt from Garza.
Kawagishi won't allow Garza to get back to his feet.
Garza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Garza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garza is on top in guard.
Garza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kawagishi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Garza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Garza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garza.
Kawagishi wants to sweep here but Garza controlling him for the moment.
Garza landing some decent shots from guard.
Garza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garza chips away with some ground and pound.
Garza is in close to Kawagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garza landing some decent shots from guard.
Garza distracts Kawagishi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kawagishi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garza throwing strikes from guard but Kawagishi blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza is in close to Kawagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kawagishi's head.
Garza postures up and lands a big shot to Kawagishi's brow.
Garza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garza landing some decent shots from guard.
Garza landing with the ground and pound.
Garza connects with a couple of short punches.
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garza.
Garza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kawagishi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garza throws a big right hand that misses.
Garza scoring with some ground and pound.
Garza landing some decent shots from guard.
Garza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawagishi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garza is working Kawagishi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garza scoring with some ground and pound.
Kawagishi has momentary wrist control but Garza slips an elbow through the middle.
Garza lands a couple of digs.
Kawagishi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garza chips away with some ground and pound.
Garza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kawagishi has momentary wrist control but Garza slips an elbow through the middle.
Garza cracks Kawagishi with a solid left hand.
Garza lands a couple of elbows.
Garza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garza is in close to Kawagishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garza throws a big elbow that misses.
Garza is working Kawagishi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kawagishi has momentary wrist control but Garza slips an elbow through the middle.
Kawagishi is rocked!
Garza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kawagishi is still in real trouble! Can Garza finish him?
Garza is working Kawagishi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garza scoring with some ground and pound.
Garza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kawagishi's head.
Garza stands up over Kawagishi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garza arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kawagishi's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanton Garza!
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