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Event:
The Island Season 9, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Yonic 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Yonic shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Yonic drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic won't allow Garcia to sweep him here. #SUB#
Garcia has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Yonic pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Garcia has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yonic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Garcia.#T1#
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've been hearing good reports from Garcia's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yonic is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Yonic trying to control the position here. #SUB2#
Yonic working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia being controlled here momentarily.
Garcia trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia pushes down on Yonic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard. #T3#
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Yonic defends it. #SUB#
Yonic is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia works his way into full mount!
Yonic is looking to improve his position but Garcia isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Yonic is squirming around nicely.
Yonic has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4##SUB#
Yonic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Garcia.
Yonic is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yonic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yonic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yonic hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia looking to control but Yonic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Yonic slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yonic swivels and escapes.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yonic.
Garcia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Marcus Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic fails with a takedown attempt.
Rafael Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Yonic.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yonic can do to turn this around?
Yonic moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Garcia misses. #TD2#
Garcia tries to sprawl but Yonic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yonic is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yonic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Marcus Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yonic landing with the ground and pound.
Yonic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yonic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
Yonic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.#SUB#
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Yonic defends easily.
Garcia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yonic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Yonic lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Yonic.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple. #T3##SUB#
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Yonic is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Yonic 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.
Yonic prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Yonic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcia wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
Garcia has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Yonic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yonic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia tries to roll over but Yonic keeps him under control.
Garcia is not content to let Yonic control the position.#SUB#
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Yonic is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yonic drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head. #SUB#
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yonic working Garcia over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Yonic 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!
#R3#
A jab from Yonic misses.
Yonic dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yonic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yonic misses the shot to the body.
Yonic closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Yonic pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rafael Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Yonic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Yonic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Yonic circles away easily#TD2#
and Yonic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Yonic moves nicely into side control.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Yonic is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yonic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yonic off and has taken his back!#SUB#
Garcia looking for the choke from the back.
Garcia doesn't have the hooks in and Yonic manages to turn into his guard.
#SUB#
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yonic landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Yonic forces his way into half guard.
Yonic working Garcia over with strikes.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Yonic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia wants to get back to full guard but Yonic has passed into side control.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working. #T3#
Yonic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yonic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yonic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yonic prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Marcus Yonic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rafael Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yonic is aware though and is defending well.
Yonic controlling from the top position.
Yonic distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
Yonic distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yonic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yonic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yonic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yonic distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yonic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yonic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Yonic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yonic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Marcus Yonic!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Marcus Yonic!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Marcus Yonic!
Marcus Yonic wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Marcus Yonic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
SPARTA 46
Date: Apr 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Gomi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gomi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garcia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gomi won't allow Garcia to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Gomi looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Garcia seems to be working for a kimura but Gomi defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Gomi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is keen to just control but Gomi is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Gomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Gomi tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Gomi defends it. #SUB#
Gomi is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Garcia controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Gomi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Garcia is looking for a kimura but Gomi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gomi is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura but Gomi is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Garcia's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomi is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Gomi actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Garcia is working for a kimura but Gomi is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Garcia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3##SUB#
Garcia is trying for a kimura here. Gomi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Garcia wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Garcia!
Rafael Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
SPARTA 40
Date: Apr 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Whitebeard swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitebeard defends it well.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#
It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitebeard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Whitebeard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Whitebeard.#TD2#
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whitebeard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whitebeard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Whitebeard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia takes a little break here. Whitebeard wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#SUB2#
Garcia tries for a kimura but Whitebeard is defending well. #T1##SUB2#
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Garcia has hold of Whitebeard's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Whitebeard tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and Whitebeard screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Whitebeard, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafael Garcia!
A victorious Rafael Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Gomi slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia lands with a hook. Gomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #TD#
Garcia drives through with a takedown into Gomi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gomi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Garcia trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
Garcia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Gomi is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Gomi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gomi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Garcia frees his head nicely. Oh but Gomi has switched to an armbar! Garcia is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Takanori Gomi!
Takanori Gomi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
SPARTA 28
Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Garcia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is not content to let Garcia control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia trying to advance position but Gracie counters by regaining guard. #T1##SUB2#
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Garcia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Garcia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Gracie dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD2#
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia trying to control the position here. #SUB#
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rorion Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A big right from Garcia misses.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.#TD2#
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB#
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Gracie passes Garcia's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T2#
Garcia wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie prevents Garcia from improving his position.#SUB2#
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
My spies in Yaw-Yan Ardigma inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Gracie tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Gracie tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garcia is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
A control attempt from Garcia but he's now mounted!
Garcia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB2#
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie passes into side control, despite Garcia's attempt to control the position.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rorion Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Garcia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy. #T1#
Garcia prevents Gracie from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Gracie pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rorion Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Gracie is working for a kimura but Garcia is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3##SUB#
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rafael Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Rorion Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garcia moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafael Garcia.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rorion Gracie!
Rorion Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
SPARTA 20
Date: Feb 24, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Luna rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
Luna is working Garcia over against the cage.
Garcia wants to stall.
Luna lands with a left to the head.
Luna keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia tries to stall but Luna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Luna is controlling him.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards. #T1#
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Luna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Luna lands a right hand.
Luna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Luna is controlling the position.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
Luna presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luna lands a body shot.
Luna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
Luna lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Luna is working Garcia over against the cage.
Garcia looks winded!
Luna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luna lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luna scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Luna gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garcia tries to stall but Luna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luna lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia taking a breather.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luna walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luna tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luna to the ground. Luna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antonio Luna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Garcia.#T3##CL#
Luna clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Luna on the inside.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Luna improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Garcia is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Luna unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Garcia! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Luna is unloading with more strikes now! Garcia drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Luna!
Antonio Luna retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Antonio Luna thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SPARTA 15: Smit vs. Gracie 2
Date: Feb 10, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Lee scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Garcia is tightening it up a little... Lee has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lee reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lee taps out! Nice BJJ there by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rafael Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafael Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
SPARTA 10: Khamsing vs. Holmes
Date: Jan 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Ngoss saw that one coming.#CL2#
Ngoss darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Ngoss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ngoss controlling the action here for a moment.
Ngoss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia tries to stall but Ngoss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ngoss wants a takedown.
Rafael Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Ngoss.
Ngoss is trying to pull guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngoss jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
Ngoss has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Ngoss is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Ngoss drags the fight down to the ground.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia slips nicely into half guard.
Ngoss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ngoss won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
Garcia is taking a breather. Ngoss says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ngoss has a hand on Garcia's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Garcia takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Garcia avoids the attempt from Ngoss to control.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Ngoss is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Garcia controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Garcia moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ngoss has worked his arm free - good work by Ngoss!
Ngoss wants to control but Garcia postures up.#SUB#
Ngoss wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Garcia seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Ngoss is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Rafael Garcia!
Rafael Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
MAYWEATHER vs. YAMAMOTO
Date: Jan 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Luna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Luna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luna.
Good exchange - Luna coming out on top.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Luna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Luna counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#
Garcia is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Rafael Garcia's cut even more.
Garcia swings for the body but Luna moves out of range.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Luna finish him?
Rafael Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Luna counters with a big left hand that crumples Garcia! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Luna!
Antonio Luna thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
SPARTA 2: Smith vs. Ribeiro
Date: Dec 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammerstein.
Hammerstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammerstein throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB#
Garcia has hold of Hammerstein's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hammerstein tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and Hammerstein screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hammerstein, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafael Garcia!
A relieved looking Rafael Garcia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Max Hammerstein had this to say: 'Always learning, but I don't like learning in this manner. I will be back you will see...'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Latchman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Latchman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia with the counter takedown but Latchman avoids it easily.#TD#
Latchman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here. #SU#
Latchman decides to stand back up. Latchman steps back and let's Garcia get back to his feet.#TD#
Latchman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Latchman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1#
Garcia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Latchman is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Latchman from controlling successfully.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Latchman controlling him for the moment. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Latchman is aware though and is defending well.
Latchman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Latchman.
Latchman stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Latchman trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Latchman wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.#T3##SUB2#
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Latchman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Garcia is tightening it up a little... Latchman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Latchman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Latchman taps out! Nice BJJ there by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rafael Garcia!
Rafael Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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