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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gleb Zheglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jhonny Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gleb Zheglov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zheglov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Zheglov.
Zheglov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zheglov.
Zheglov lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Zheglov connects with a body shot.
Zheglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zheglov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jhonny Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Zheglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zheglov takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Zheglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Zheglov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zheglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Zheglov slips a jab from Garcia.
Zheglov throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Zheglov lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Zheglov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zheglov thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zheglov slips under a jab from Garcia.
Zheglov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zheglov's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zheglov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zheglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia slips a jab from Zheglov.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zheglov.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zheglov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Zheglov.
A nice combination there by Zheglov.
A big left from Garcia misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zheglov moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Zheglov throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Zheglov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Zheglov misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Zheglov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Zheglov with an uppercut!
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Zheglov lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Zheglov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zheglov thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zheglov cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
It seemed like Zheglov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Zheglov.
No joy there for Zheglov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Zheglov throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zheglov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Zheglov's head but Zheglov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia swings for the body but Zheglov moves out of range.
Zheglov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zheglov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zheglov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Zheglov throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zheglov.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Zheglov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Zheglov.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Zheglov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with a body punch
and Zheglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia misses with a hook. Zheglov ducked under it nicely.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zheglov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zheglov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zheglov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zheglov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Zheglov manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zheglov.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Zheglov slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zheglov! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gleb Zheglov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jhonny Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Zheglov counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Zheglov.
Zheglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Zheglov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia swings for the body but Zheglov moves out of range.
Garcia throws a jab when Zheglov was well out of range.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Zheglov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia swings for the body but Zheglov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Zheglov.
Zheglov throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
A left and a right from Garcia both land. Nice combination.
Garcia misses with a hook. Zheglov ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Garcia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
letting Zheglov counter with a right hand.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Zheglov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Zheglov.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia lands a jab.
Zheglov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia slips a jab from Zheglov.
Zheglov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Zheglov counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zheglov moves away.
Zheglov misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Zheglov counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zheglov counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia is rocked!
Zheglov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Garcia to the canvas! Garcia doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Zheglov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gleb Zheglov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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