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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 592 p4p, 1355 weight class) and Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 81 p4p, 179 weight class). Garcia has chosen Thors Hammer - Mexico as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169
13 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakuzo scores with a hook.
Kakuzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kakuzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kakuzo misses with an uppercut.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia moves out of range as Kakuzo throws a body kick.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Kakuzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Kakuzo's head but Kakuzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia defending well as Kakuzo loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kakuzo misses with an uppercut.
Garcia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kakuzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Kakuzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Kakuzo takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Kakuzo misses.
Kakuzo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kakuzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Kakuzo is looking to clinch.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Kakuzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kakuzo tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia swings for the body but Kakuzo moves out of range.
Kakuzo lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Kakuzo scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kakuzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Kakuzo.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Kakuzo moved out of range nicely.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo misses with a looping left.
Garcia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kakuzo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakuzo throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kakuzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Kakuzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kakuzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garcia prevents Kakuzo from improving his position.
Kakuzo is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia wants to control but Kakuzo is keeping him busy.
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.
Kakuzo is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kakuzo wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Kakuzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Ludus Magnus inform me that Garcia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakuzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakuzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakagome Kakuzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Kakuzo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Nakagome Kakuzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakuzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kakuzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kakuzo misses the jab.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo slips under a jab.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kakuzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kakuzo looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kakuzo misses with a head kick.
Kakuzo throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Kakuzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Kakuzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kakuzo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kakuzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Kakuzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia clobbers Kakuzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kakuzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kakuzo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kakuzo's head backwards.
Garcia throws a jab when Kakuzo was well out of range.
Kakuzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kakuzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Kakuzo connects with a high kick.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia misses the jab.
Kakuzo tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Kakuzo moved out of range.
Kakuzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kakuzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kakuzo ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Kakuzo scores with a body shot.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kakuzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakuzo.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakuzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo misses with a wild combination.
Kakuzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Kakuzo misses with a wild combination.
Kakuzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Kakuzo finds it's target.
Garcia misses with a hook. Kakuzo ducked under it nicely.
Kakuzo looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kakuzo momentarily.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Kakuzo moves away and avoids it.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakuzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Kakuzo didn't see that one coming.
Kakuzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Kakuzo throws a leg kick
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia cracks Kakuzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kakuzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Kakuzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Kakuzo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garcia was covering up waiting for the punch and Kakuzo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nakagome Kakuzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Kakuzo defends easily.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice body punch from Kakuzo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kakuzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia, which made it look bad.
Kakuzo misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Kakuzo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kakuzo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kakuzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kakuzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kakuzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kakuzo stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakuzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kakuzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kakuzo landing with the ground and pound.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kakuzo is posturing up here but Garcia has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kakuzo tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kakuzo has to tap! Slick submission there by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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