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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Garcia (ranked 4401 p4p, 4200 weight class) and Mitchell Clancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Clancy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clancy ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Clancy feints the counter takedown.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Clancy ducks down to avoid it.
Clancy forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia wants to break free but Clancy has control.
Clancy is trying to pull guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clancy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clancy tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clancy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clancy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Clancy tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Clancy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Clancy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clancy with the inside leg kick.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Clancy with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Clancy shoots in.
Jose Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitchell Clancy.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clancy.
Clancy throws a lazy head kick
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clancy needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Clancy is looking to clinch.
Garcia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clancy eats them both and turns towards Garcia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clancy goes for a double leg but Garcia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garcia continues to drive forward.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Clancy moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clancy lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clancy leaning against his opponent.
Clancy pulls guard.
Clancy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clancy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Clancy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia gets to his feet. Clancy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Clancy shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clancy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clancy looking to score a takedown here. Garcia is defending well but Clancy drives through and ends up in Garcia's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clancy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Clancy stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Clancy stops Garcia from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clancy is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Clancy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clancy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Clancy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Clancy slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Clancy clinches up against the cage.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clancy is defending well.
Clancy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clancy instigates a clinch.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Clancy holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
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!
Garcia lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia blocks a head kick by Clancy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clancy. Garcia shrugs it off though.
Clancy tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Clancy moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Clancy counters with a nice body shot.
Jose Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clancy tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clancy staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clancy can do to turn this around?
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clancy circles away quickly and effectively.
Clancy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Clancy throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clancy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clancy tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Jose Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitchell Clancy.
Clancy closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Clancy pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clancy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clancy tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Jose Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Clancy counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Clancy drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Clancy successfully pulls guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Clancy keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clancy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Clancy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Clancy!
Clancy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Clancy is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Clancy gets a double leg takedown into Garcia's guard.
Garcia pushes Clancy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Clancy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clancy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Clancy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clancy or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia, which made it look bad.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Clancy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clancy.
Clancy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clancy dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Clancy's head and hops out.
Clancy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.
Clancy is breathing heavily.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Clancy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Garcia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clancy. Clancy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clancy throws a lazy head kick
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clancy tries to clinch up.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Clancy manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Clancy with an uppercut!
Clancy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clancy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clancy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clancy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clancy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clancy rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia jumps guard but Clancy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clancy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jose Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitchell Clancy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Clancy clinches up against the cage.
Clancy decides to pull guard.
Clancy keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Clancy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Clancy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Clancy manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clancy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Clancy.
Clancy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Clancy.
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia misses with a hook. Clancy ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clancy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Clancy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clancy fails with the takedown.
Clancy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clancy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Clancy moves into the clinch.
Mitchell Clancy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clancy works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Garcia!
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