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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Bartholomew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Israel Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Israel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Myles Bartholomew!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholomew instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bartholomew as Garcia tries to tie him up.
Bartholomew working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bartholomew pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Israel Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Bartholomew. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Bartholomew tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartholomew leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bartholomew sprawls well. Bartholomew wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartholomew tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartholomew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Garcia tries to clinch up
and Bartholomew counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bartholomew lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Bartholomew throws an elbow but it misses.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Israel Garcia has been cut.
Bartholomew scores a nice knee to the body.
Bartholomew misses with an elbow over the top.
Bartholomew landing knees to the head.
Bartholomew throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bartholomew smiles and moves away.
Bartholomew wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Bartholomew is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Bartholomew tries to clinch up
and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 stops Bartholomew from standing up.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bartholomew wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garcia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garcia trying to control but Bartholomew is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bartholomew throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bartholomew.
Bartholomew moves into the clinch.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Bartholomew won't allow it.
Bartholomew scores with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bartholomew throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Bartholomew.
Bartholomew taking a breather.
Bartholomew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bartholomew connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartholomew slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bartholomew.
Bartholomew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bartholomew content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Bartholomew.
Bartholomew scores a nice knee to the body.
Bartholomew stalling the fight.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bartholomew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartholomew throws an elbow that misses.
Bartholomew lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bartholomew taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Bartholomew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Bartholomew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Israel Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bartholomew tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Bartholomew counters by moving into the clinch.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Bartholomew stalling in the clinch.
Bartholomew misses with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew stalls.
Garcia is working for takedown but Bartholomew is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartholomew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bartholomew.
Bartholomew lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Bartholomew connects with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head.
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew scores with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bartholomew connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholomew lands a damaging elbow.
Bartholomew displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garcia up against the cage.
Bartholomew landing knees to the head.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head.
Bartholomew landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bartholomew scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Bartholomew, against the cage.
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew throws an elbow but it misses.
Garcia jumps guard but Bartholomew stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia is trying to drag Bartholomew to the mat but Bartholomew just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bartholomew lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Bartholomew.
Bartholomew lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bartholomew.
Bartholomew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
The referee calls for Bartholomew to work.
Bartholomew landing knees to the head.
Bartholomew lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Bartholomew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the body.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bartholomew walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Bartholomew, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Bartholomew against the cage but Bartholomew circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bartholomew gets a clinch.
Bartholomew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bartholomew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bartholomew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bartholomew smiles and moves away.
Bartholomew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Myles Bartholomew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bartholomew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartholomew is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Bartholomew circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartholomew moves into the clinch.
Bartholomew avoiding damage.
Myles Bartholomew seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Bartholomew won't allow it.
Bartholomew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Bartholomew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartholomew avoiding damage.
Bartholomew using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Bartholomew won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholomew pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bartholomew misses with an elbow over the top.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head.
Bartholomew scores with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bartholomew lands a nice knee to the body.
Bartholomew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bartholomew landing knees to the head.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bartholomew just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bartholomew throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew landing knees to the head.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Bartholomew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Israel Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Bartholomew circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bartholomew moves into the clinch.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the body.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bartholomew just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bartholomew keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bartholomew unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Bartholomew.
Bartholomew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bartholomew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bartholomew landing knees to the head.
Bartholomew working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartholomew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Bartholomew holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
Garcia jumps guard but Bartholomew stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bartholomew unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Bartholomew.
Bartholomew scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartholomew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bartholomew takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholomew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia jumps guard but Bartholomew stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bartholomew with a knee to the head.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bartholomew smiles and moves away.
Bartholomew closes the distance but Garcia moves to the side
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Bartholomew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Bartholomew holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bartholomew is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bartholomew connects with a knee to the head.
Bartholomew landing knees to the head.
Bartholomew scores with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartholomew.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bartholomew smiles and moves away.
Bartholomew leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Israel Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartholomew misses with a body kick.
Bartholomew moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Bartholomew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myles Bartholomew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bartholomew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Bartholomew counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head.
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bartholomew lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bartholomew obliges.
Bartholomew stalling.
A knee to the head by Bartholomew.
Bartholomew lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bartholomew smiles and moves away.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Bartholomew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Israel Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartholomew closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Bartholomew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bartholomew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Bartholomew!
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energy
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hype
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