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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 541 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Logan Nail (ranked 81 p4p, 321 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Mickey Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Nail!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nail swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nail misses the jab.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nail holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia cracks Nail with a nice body shot.
Nail lands a nice uppercut.
Nail misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nail lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
A short right from Garcia.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Nail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nail scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Garcia.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Nail scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nail lands with a left to the head.
Garcia tries to work over Nail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nail manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Nail keeps moving.
Nail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nail is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stops Nail from standing up.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Nail has wrist control.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nail works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nail looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nail holds on and takes a little breather.
Nail is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nail utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia 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.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nail swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Nail uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Nail!
Garcia wants to sweep here but Nail controlling him for the moment.
Nail must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Nail is defending the position.
Nail blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nail wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
Garcia throwing shots but Nail is blocking nicely.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia is keen to just control but Nail is a slippery customer.
Nail keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nail keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia winds up and cracks Nail with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nail will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nail is just out of range.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia is looking for a counter combo.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Nail.
Nail misses the shot to the body.
Nail has managed to clinch.
Nail misses with some punches.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Nail prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail blocks an uppercut.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Nail controls the action.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia wants to improve his position but instead Nail has moved into half guard.
Nail content to control rather than advance.
Garcia tries to roll over but Nail keeps him under control.
Nail with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nail manages to get himself to full guard.
Nail keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia landing with the ground and pound.
Garcia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nail is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nail works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia throws a strike but Nail rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcia wants to hit a sweep here but Nail passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garcia there!
Garcia can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nail looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Logan Nail will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia with a jab.
Nail tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Donk. Nail catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Nail closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Nail's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nail scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Nail working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nail.
A short left from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nail tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia is leaning against Nail and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nail is rocked!
Nail misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nail takes an elbow to the temple.
Nail is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Nail can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Nail seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia lands a nice elbow.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nail can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nail to keep the fight standing.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nail lands with a right to the head.
Nail takes an elbow to the temple.
Nail tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Nail avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Mickey Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nail crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nail avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Nail lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Nail misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nail.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries a body shot but Nail blocks it.
Nail throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Nail on the inside.
Nail misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
Nail tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Nail back against the cage.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nail's defenses.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Nail holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nail lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Nail.
Nail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nail scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nail.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nail lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nail lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nail tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nail lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nail misses with some punches.
A short right from Nail.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mickey Garcia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nail tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nail tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nail has managed to clinch.
Nail fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nail avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Nail swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nail lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nail.
Garcia tries to work over Nail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nail lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail misses with some punches.
Nail misses with a punch on the inside.
Nail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nail swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nail takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Nail.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nail misses with some punches.
Nail lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nail digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Nail misses with some punches.
Nail swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nail throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nail avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nail.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nail works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nail lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nail on the inside.
Garcia tries to work over Nail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Nail.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Nail lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Nail lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nail misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia jumps guard.
Nail stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Nail from controlling successfully.
Nail won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nail wants to stand and escape but instead Garcia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia is fighting to break Nail's control of his arms but Nail is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Garcia chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Nail trying to control the position.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nail works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nail avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nail controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia moves into range and clinches up with Nail.
Nail working aggressively here.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Nail digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia gets through Nail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mickey Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Nail moved out of range nicely.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Nail.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nail. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nail forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nail's defenses.
Nail missing with knees to the body.
Nail misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Nail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Nail.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nail's elbow.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nail.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Nail backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nail backwards.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia throws a big uppercut that drops Nail! More strikes from Garcia and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nail lies dazed against the cage as Garcia celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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