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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Papa (ranked 25010 p4p, 925 weight class) and Mchale Garcia (ranked 23595 p4p, 953 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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170 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Papa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mchale Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Papa circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Papa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Papa looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Papa misses with a wild combination.
Papa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Garcia lands with a nice combination. Papa backs away looking to recover.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Papa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
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!
Papa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Papa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia rushes Papa and presses him up against the cage.
Papa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papa scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Papa stands up and waves to Garcia to follow him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Papa, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to slow Papa down with leg kicks.
Papa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papa throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Papa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia gets full guard.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Papa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Papa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Papa throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Papa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Papa is trying to pull guard but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Papa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papa is breathing heavily.
Papa can't get the takedown.
Papa working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papa wants a takedown but no success here.
Garcia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Papa up against the cage.
Garcia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Papa uses from the top position.
Garcia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Papa trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Papa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mchale Garcia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Papa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Papa darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Papa into the cage.
Garcia dives in for a single leg takedown but Papa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Papa tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Papa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tom Papa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mchale Garcia.
Papa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Papa fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papa shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Papa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tom Papa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Papa controlling Garcia's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Papa is working from the bottom.
Papa looking for a sweep. Not yet Papa, not yet.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Papa is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Papa working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Papa keeps moving.
Garcia tries to stand but Papa is controlling from the bottom.
Papa looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into Papa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa wants to sweep but no luck.
Papa is pulling down on Garcia's head. It's preventing any offense from Garcia, at least for the moment.
Papa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Papa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Papa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Papa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Papa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garcia is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Papa to the mat. Papa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia trying to control but Papa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mchale Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia forces Papa back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia avoiding damage as Papa throws knees to the body.
Papa looking for a takedown.
Papa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Papa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Garcia pushes Papa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Papa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Papa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.
Garcia clinches up with Papa and pushes him back against the cage.
Papa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garcia to keep the fight standing.
Garcia drags the fight down to the ground.
Garcia has his foot on Papa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Papa works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia has his hands on Papa's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papa sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papa stands up and waves to Garcia to follow him.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papa shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Papa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Papa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Papa will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papa tries to counter with a takedown but Garcia is quick to defend against it.
Papa shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Papa.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Papa shoots in.
Papa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Papa is trying to defend but Garcia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Papa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mchale Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mchale Garcia!
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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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