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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderman Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcao Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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222 lbs
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231 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderman Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Falcao Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvia dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Sylvia's head and hops out.
Garcia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sylvia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sylvia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Sylvia defends easily.
Sylvia looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia preventing the sweep.
Sylvia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sylvia is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia has his foot on Sylvia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sylvia works his way back into a safe position though.
Sylvia stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sylvia is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Garcia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sylvia's back instead.
Garcia looking for the choke from the back.
Sylvia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Garcia's guard. Nice work there by Sylvia.
Garcia working for a triangle but Sylvia defends it easily.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Sylvia trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sylvia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ground and pound from Sylvia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garcia tries to bench press Sylvia off him but Sylvia keeps the position.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sylvia is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Sylvia is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcao Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sylvia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sylvia circles away.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sylvia tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sylvia to the ground. Sylvia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sylvia throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Sylvia scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.
Garcia stops Sylvia from getting back to his feet.
Sylvia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Sylvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is pushing down on Sylvia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sylvia is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garcia passes to side control.
Garcia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Garcia crashes against the mat.
Sylvia throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sylvia is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sylvia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garcia moves into full mount!
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Sylvia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Garcia.
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sylvia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcao Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sylvia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sylvia postures up.
Sylvia wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sylvia is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Garcia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sylvia's back instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sylvia holding both Garcia 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Garcia looking for the choke from the back.
Garcia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sylvia defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Garcia tries to get the hooks in deep but Sylvia pushed the leg off.
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.
Garcia looking for the choke from the back.
Garcia tightening his grip on Sylvia, looking for the choke.
Garcia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sylvia is defending well though. Garcia let's go of the attempt for now.
Sylvia trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sylvia is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sylvia looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sylvia is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Garcia is trying to stick to Sylvia's back but Sylvia is turning into Garcia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Garcia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sylvia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Falcao Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcao 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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FIGHT
RATING
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