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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Jokela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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170 cm
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154 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Jokela!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokela darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Jokela into the cage.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Jokela is out of range.
Jukka Jokela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jokela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Jokela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garcia manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jokela keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokela is struggling to control the position.
Jokela tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Jokela keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jokela has clasped his hands together around Garcia's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Jokela trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control but Jokela postures up.
Garcia prevents Jokela from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia is not content to let Jokela control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jokela working away.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Jokela is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Jokela counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jokela shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leonardon Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Jokela.
Jokela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jokela tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Jokela sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jokela keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokela is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jokela keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Leonardon Garcia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokela in his tracks.
Jokela tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Jokela ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garcia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jokela sprawls and moves away.
Jokela tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jokela shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Jokela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonardon Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Jokela.
Jokela with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Jokela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokela can do to turn this around?
Jokela darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Jokela into the cage.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokela tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Jokela ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jokela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Jokela with that takedown attempt.
Jukka Jokela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jokela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Jokela, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jokela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jokela closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Jokela pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Garcia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jokela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Jokela 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 Jokela off to one side.
Jokela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jokela 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia pulls Jokela in close to prevent any damage.
Jokela is looking to pass into half guard but Garcia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Garcia is in guard.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokela manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia is trying to keep Jokela in close.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jokela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia is adopting a defensive guard.
Garcia looking to control.
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.
Jokela controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardon Garcia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jokela tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Jokela 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 Jokela off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jokela or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia, which made it look bad.
Jokela shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leonardon Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Jokela.
Jokela closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcia kicks off Jokela and gets to his feet.
Garcia throws a body punch but Jokela moves out of range.
Nice cross by Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Jokela ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Jokela has a takedown stuffed.
It looks like Garcia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokela fails to land the takedown.
Jokela shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Jokela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jokela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Jokela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Jokela tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Jokela ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jokela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcia tests Jokela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jokela darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Jokela into the cage.
Jokela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokela is just out of range.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Jokela uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia keeps Jokela at a distance using the push kick.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokela shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jokela doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Jokela, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jokela avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Jokela shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Leonardon Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokela avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Jokela goes for a double leg but Garcia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garcia continues to drive forward.
Jokela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia looks to throw a body kick
so Jokela counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jokela looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garcia stands up from Jokela's guard - Garcia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body
and Jokela counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokela perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jokela is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Jokela is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control but Jokela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jukka Jokela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardon Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardon Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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