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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Garda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Velis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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136 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Garda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Velis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Velis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garda misses the jab.
Garda throws out a loose jab but Velis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garda works Velis's body with a nice hook.
Velis slips under a jab.
Velis feints the counter takedown.
Velis moves into the clinch successfully.
Velis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garda just misses with a punch to the body.
Garda misses with a body punch
and Velis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Velis.
Garda tries to pull guard but Velis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garda jumps guard but Velis stands there with Garda around his waist. Garda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Velis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garda lands with a shot to the body.
Velis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Velis scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garda connects with a nice looking jab.
Velis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garda misses with a looping left.
Garda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velis.
Garda takes a swing at Velis's ribcage but misses.
Garda misses with a body shot.
Velis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garda finds it's way round the side to connect with Velis's head.
Garda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velis manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Garda.
Velis closes the distance and clinches.
Velis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Velis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velis scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garda misses with a hook
and Velis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Velis.
Velis breaks the clinch.
Garda misses with a body punch
and Velis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Velis.
Velis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velis throws a nice looking combination but Garda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velis looks winded!
Garda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velis was well out of range. Poor timing from Garda.
Garda misses with an uppercut.
Velis wants to counter with a clinch but Garda pushes him away.
Jab, jab by Garda - just one landing.
Velis scores with a head kick.
Velis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garda throws out the jab.
Velis throws a counter combo.
Marco Garda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garda.
Velis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garda.
Garda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Garda misses the target.
Velis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Garda lands a right hook to the body.
Garda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velis manages to avoid it.
Velis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garda's sensitive parts.
Garda misses the jab.
Garda lands a jab to the nose.
Garda lands a nice shot to the body.
Garda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garda misses with a body shot.
Velis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garda with a nice cross.
Garda jabs Velis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garda misses with a wild body shot.
Velis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Velis scrambles back to his feet.
Velis walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Garda.
Velis avoids the body shot from Garda.
Velis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velis is rocked!
It looks like George Velis has been cut.
Garda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velis is still on wobbly legs! Can Garda finish him?
Garda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Garda misses the target.
Velis is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Garda doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Velis crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Velis's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Garda!
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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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