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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dent (ranked 5781 p4p, 6742 weight class) and Luis Garces (ranked 625 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent comes into the arena with Born To Be Wild blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luis Garces enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Garces!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garces tries for a takedown but Dent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dent shoots in for a double leg but Garces sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Dent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garces goes for a double leg but Dent avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dent continues to drive forward.
Dent half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dent shoots and misses
and Garces counters with a solid body kick.
Garces lands a body shot.
Dent feints and as Garces raises his hands in defense, Dent changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garces utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dent has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garces trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent is working Garces over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garces has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dent can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garces manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dent manages to get himself to full guard.
Garces is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dent is striking off his back. Garces thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Dent pushes Garces off but Garces dives into side control.
Garces is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dent is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garces fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dent is looking for a sweep.
Dent manages to get back to half guard.
Dent is looking to improve his position.
Dent looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garces wants to free his trapped foot but Dent is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garces is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dent doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garces.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garces prevents Dent from standing back up.
Dent works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garces stands up and waves to Dent to follow him.
Dent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Dent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garces shoots for a takedown but Dent saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dent gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garces to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dent has his feet on Garces's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garces tries to clinch up but Dent circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Dent as Garces shoots in.
Dent tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garces sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dent somewhat.
Garces closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garces lands in his opponent's guard.
Garces must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dent is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Bobby Dent will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dent dives in and grabs Garces's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garces pushes down on Dent's head and hops out.
Garces gets caught flat footed, as Dent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garces looking to control.
Dent 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.
Garces keeping full guard, as Dent tries to pass.
Dent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bobby Dent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent working some strikes from top position.
Garces working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dent doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dent manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dent sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garces's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent is working for a kimura but Garces is defending it quite comfortably.
Dent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dent drops an elbow to the side of Garces's head.
Garces is defending against the submission attempts here by Dent.
Dent looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garces with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garces is defending against the submission attempts here by Dent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent is working for a kimura but Garces is defending it quite comfortably.
Garces works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dent scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dent drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garces dives on top into guard.
Dent is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garces defends well.
Garces trying to control the position from guard on top but Dent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Garces working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dent pushes Garces off and gets back to his feet.
Dent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garces can do to turn this around?
Garces fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Dent. No joy for Garces on that attempt.
Bobby Dent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dent scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garces knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dent lands a nice forearm strike.
Dent is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Garces looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dent gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Garces is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dent lets go of the hold and Garces can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Dent!
Bobby Dent took some time post fight to say the following; 'Ring girl said if I won I could shag her, even though I have a wife. Still gonna do it.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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