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Event:
KAMIKAZE 35: Gold Chain
Date: Jul 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mao misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia. #SUB#
Mao has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Mao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mao is trying to keep Garcia in close.
#SUB#
Mao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Garcia gets to his feet - Mao follows without any prompting. #T1##CL2#
Garcia has Mao up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia dodges an elbow strike from Mao.
Mao blocks an uppercut.
Garcia effectively controlling the action here.
Mao throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Mao lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Mchale Garcia has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mao lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment.
Mao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mao crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.#T2#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mao tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Garcia pushes Mao up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Mao gets control of Garcia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mao will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Mao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Mao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Garcia stacks Mao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Garcia!
Mao gets back to half guard.
Mao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!#T3#
Mao wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia tries to escape but Mao has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mao's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mao is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garcia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mao is trying to stick to Garcia's back but Garcia is turning into Mao. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mao's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Garcia.#SUB#
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Mao's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Mao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Garcia stacks Mao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Garcia!
Mao regains half guard.#SUB#
Mao looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chairman Mao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mchale Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mao counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia with the counter takedown but Mao avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mao.
#CL#
Mao closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Mao.
Mao tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Mao pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Mao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mao connects with a body shot.
Mao throws a front kick that sends Garcia stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Mao connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chairman Mao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mao tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mao thows a body kick. Garcia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mao scores with a nice body kick.
Mao tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Garcia blocks a head kick by Mao.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Mao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mao, right into the meat.
Mao fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Garcia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mao to the mat! Mao manages to get full guard.
Garcia looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Mao pushes a forearm under Garcia's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Garcia is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chairman Mao!
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