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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Adios Amor. Hunter has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Mark Hunter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trin Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Hunter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter lands a jab-cross combination.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Hunter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter looks gassed!
Hunter tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mark Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter swinging wilding here.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Hunter misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Garcia tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hunter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia rushes Hunter and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter can't break the clinch.
Garcia prevents Hunter from breaking the clinch.
Hunter wants to break free but Garcia has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Garcia prevents Hunter from breaking the clinch.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Garcia looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter is trying to break free.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trin Garcia dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Garcia tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunter throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Hunter tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia instigates a clinch.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Hunter blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
It looks like Mark Hunter has been cut.
Hunter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Hunter blocks with his arms.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunter's face.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trin Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trin Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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