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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calidale Holiday (ranked 3233 p4p, 5337 weight class) and Miguel Garces (ranked 385 p4p, 490 weight class). Holiday comes to the cage accompanied by Stranger Things Theme Song. Miguel Garces struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Miguel Garces is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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3 - 2 - 0 |
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5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calidale Holiday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garces fails with the takedown
and Holiday counters by moving into the clinch.
Holiday gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Holiday lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garces is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holiday scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garces is not content to let Holiday control the position.
Garces has hold of Holiday's hands but Holiday slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garces is trying to stand.
Holiday trying to control from half guard but Garces is working away.
Garces is trying to control but can't.
Holiday landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holiday lands with a punch from half guard.
Holiday 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 rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holiday 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.
Garces is still in real trouble! Can Holiday finish him?
Holiday wants to work for an arm triangle but Garces is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holiday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garces seems to have recovered his senses.
Holiday trying to control the action but Garces is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garces manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holiday postures up and lands a big shot to Garces's brow.
Holiday lands a couple of elbows.
Garces is trying to control the position but Holiday postures up.
Holiday tries to free his leg and advance position but Garces is retaining full guard.
Holiday trying to control the position from guard on top but Garces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holiday distracts Garces with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday cracks Garces with a solid left hand.
Garces keeping moving, preventing Holiday from controlling successfully.
Holiday gets to his feet and stands over Garces, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Garces felt that one! Holiday unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Garces from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calidale Holiday!
Calidale Holiday decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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