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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Tomaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Tomaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Tomaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Tomaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danilo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia instigates a clinch.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garcia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tomaz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcia to the mat. Garcia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Garcia is controlling Tomaz's posture.
Tomaz stops Garcia from standing up.
Tomaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomaz trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Tomaz is standing up over Garcia. Garcia looks to escape but Tomaz dives into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
I looks like Tomaz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
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 tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tomaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tomaz cracks Garcia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tomaz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garcia is trying to control Tomaz's posture but Tomaz avoids it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Tomaz sprawls well.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Tomaz moves into the clinch.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomaz gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Tomaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tomaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danilo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Tomaz.
Tomaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tomaz wants to clinch
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch.
Garcia jumps guard and drags Tomaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tomaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garcia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tomaz throws a body kick the misses
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Tomaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tomaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Tomaz is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danilo Garcia will probably get the nod.
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.
Tomaz tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Tomaz with an uppercut!
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Tomaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garcia uses from the top position.
Tomaz is trying to keep Garcia in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcia controls the pace.
Garcia postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tomaz striking off his back but it's not causing Garcia any problems.
Garcia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tomaz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Garcia dives into side control.
Tomaz is breathing heavily.
Tomaz stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Garcia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomaz trying his best to control but Garcia has mounted him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Garcia.
Garcia trying to control but Tomaz is having none of it.
Tomaz can't escape the position.
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia prevents Tomaz from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working Tomaz over with strikes here.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tomaz is looking to escape.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
Tomaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tomaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tomaz regains half guard.
That's four 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.
Tomaz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Well, if Garcia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tomaz wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomaz wants to get back to full guard but Garcia has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Garcia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia lands with a nice combination. Tomaz backs away looking to recover.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Tomaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tomaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Tomaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Tomaz backing up. Tomaz nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Tomaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomaz shoots and misses
and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Danilo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Tomaz.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Tomaz misses with a takedown
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Garcia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tomaz, up you get!
Garcia throws a one two combo.
Tomaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tomaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Tomaz's body.
A left and a right from Garcia both land. Nice combination.
Tomaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Tomaz.
Garcia throws a right hand that Tomaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomaz also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomaz looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tomaz!
Garcia trying to control but Tomaz is having none of it.
Tomaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia trying to control but Tomaz is having none of it.
Tomaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a big elbow.
Tomaz tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
Danilo Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia content just to control the position here.
Junior Tomaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danilo Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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