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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between joes d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Israel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joes d has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
20
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joes d! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Israel Garcia! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. d takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - d sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from d. Garcia throws a head kick that misses. d throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
d lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
d fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from d misses. d misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia tries for a takedown but d sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. d lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. This has been an exciting period of action! Garcia tries to clinch but d moves out of range. d lands with a nice body punch. Garcia is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by d. joes d has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Garcia. Left hook, right uppercut from d. d fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
d throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range. Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with d but d pushes him off and we're back to square one. Garcia looks gassed! d will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
d rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as d sprawls well. d wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet. d throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. d punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch. Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. d lands a two punch combo.
d jabs at Garcia's body. joes d is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. d dips down and scores with a jab to the body. d throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. d fails to land with a series of punches.
d closes the distance and lands a one-two. d throws a shot to the body.
d throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range. Garcia needs to keep his hands up - d had a free shot at his head there. Garcia shoots in for a double leg but d sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. d throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia. d throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. d swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia dives in and grabs d's left leg, looking for a takedown. d pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out. d throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A right-left combo lands from d. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia. d is working the combinations to good effect here. d throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. d misses with a two punch combination.
d keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. d looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. d will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
d gets caught flat footed, as Garcia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia distracts d with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Garcia lands a couple of decent looking shots. d is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcia is controlling him. d keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully. Garcia won't allow d to get back to his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. d scrambles and gets back to his feet.
d really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. d misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joes d dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with d, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes d against the cage but d circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Nice sprawl there from d as Garcia shoots in. Garcia dodges the punch combination from d.
d lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming. d throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range. d looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but d avoids it really well and circles away. joes d has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Garcia. Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance. d throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. d scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. d lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by d. d rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. d with a body punch. A glancing blow. joes d is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. d's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and d duly obliges. d looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. d swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
d throws a right and a left that both miss. Garcia fails with the takedown. d looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range. Garcia fails with a takedown attempt. Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving. d misses with a wild combination.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from d finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around d's waist but d gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and d moves out of range easily. d is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. d moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses d's front leg but catches the back leg as d tries to avoid it. d throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease. Israel Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. d throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia. Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from d.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around d's waist but d gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round. d throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head. d lands a right hook to the body.
d misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from d. d is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. d throws a right and a left that both miss. Garcia shoots in for a takedown but d shows good takedown defense. Danga de danga de dang - d scores with a four punch combination! Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but d circles away. d lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively. Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. d tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. d manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. No joy there for d, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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. d darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. d sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. d cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs. Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from d. d with a jab. Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but d swivels and escapes. Garcia delivers a nice body kick. d misses with a wild combination.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time. No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt. Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Garcia fails to land the takedown. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joes d 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!
d moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and d counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Garcia scores a takedown into full mount! d trying desperately to get to his feet.
Garcia dominating with strikes here. Garcia trying to control but d is having none of it. Garcia looking to isolate an arm here. d doesn't see it coming and as Garcia extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Israel 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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