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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Randlecan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm
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201 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Garcia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Randlecan! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Randlecan moves into range and clinches up with Garcia. Randlecan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Luis Garcia has been cut. Randlecan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Garcia tries to stall but Randlecan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Randlecan lands a takedown into guard.
Randlecan postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow. Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Randlecan defends well. Randlecan is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows. Randlecan trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Randlecan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Garcia striking off his back but it's not causing Randlecan any problems. Garcia has momentary wrist control but Randlecan slips an elbow through the middle. Randlecan scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Garcia has momentary wrist control but Randlecan slips an elbow through the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Randlecan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard. Randlecan lands a couple of elbows. Randlecan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Randlecan trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Randlecan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Randlecan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Randlecan working some strikes from top position. Randlecan lands a couple of digs. Garcia is looking for a triangle but Randlecan pushes his legs off easily.
Randlecan postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow. Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Randlecan trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom. Randlecan scoring with punches to the head and body. Randlecan cracks Garcia with a solid left hand. Randlecan landing some decent shots from guard. Garcia is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Randlecan scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Randlecan distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Randlecan working some strikes from top position. Randlecan lands a couple of elbows. Randlecan sitting in guard, not really doing much. Randlecan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Randlecan with a nice head shot there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Randlecan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Randlecan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Randlecan scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Randlecan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Randlecan showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Randlecan's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Randlecan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Randlecan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Randlecan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head. Randlecan scoring with punches to the head and body. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Randlecan works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard. Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Randlecan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Randlecan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Randlecan scoring with punches to the head and body. Randlecan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Garcia keeping moving, preventing Randlecan from controlling successfully. Randlecan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Randlecan lands a couple of decent looking shots. Randlecan landing with the ground and pound. Randlecan with a nice head shot there. Randlecan lands a couple of elbows. Randlecan is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows. Garcia keeping moving, preventing Randlecan from controlling successfully. Randlecan works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard. Randlecan stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Garcia has momentary wrist control but Randlecan slips an elbow through the middle. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Randlecan works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard. Randlecan connects with a couple of short punches. Randlecan passes Garcia's left leg - he's now in half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Randlecan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Luis Garcia's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Randlecan closes the distance and clinches. Randlecan gets a trip takedown into half guard. Garcia taking some punishment here, with Randlecan in his half guard. Randlecan has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Randlecan working the head and body with strikes. Randlecan scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Randlecan scoring with strikes to the body and head. Randlecan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Randlecan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Randlecan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Garcia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Randlecan looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Randlecan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Randlecan slips a nice elbow through Garcia's hands, connecting with Garcia's forehead. Randlecan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Randlecan drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head. Randlecan lands strikes from half guard. Nice strikes from Randlecan there. Randlecan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Randlecan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Randlecan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Randlecan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Randlecan lands with a punch from half guard. Randlecan scoring with strikes to the body and head. Randlecan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Randlecan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Randlecan drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head. Devon Randlecan has got the better of the ground game so far. Randlecan scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Randlecan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Randlecan working Garcia over with strikes. Randlecan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Ground and pound from Randlecan. This has been an exciting period of action! Randlecan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Randlecan scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Nice strikes from Randlecan there. Randlecan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Randlecan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working. Randlecan working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia taking some punishment here, with Randlecan in his half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Randlecan connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple. Garcia wants to improve his position but Randlecan is controlling well.
Randlecan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Randlecan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Randlecan uses his free foot to push down on Garcia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Garcia. Randlecan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on? A nice elbow there by Randlecan. Randlecan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia's face.
Randlecan looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia! Randlecan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Randlecan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garcia is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Randlecan. Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Randlecan with shots to the head and body - Garcia looks very uncomfortable down there. Randlecan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcia looks a forlorn figure.
Randlecan unloading with bombs! Randlecan lands a nice shot to the head. Randlecan scoring with strikes but Garcia is staying in there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Randlecan dominating with strikes here. Randlecan breaks from Garcia's wrist control and lands an elbow. Randlecan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Randlecan looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Randlecan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Garcia can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Randlecan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Luis 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. This is the final round!
Randlecan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Randlecan persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Garcia seems to have got his legs back now. Garcia is not content to let Randlecan control the position. Randlecan working the head and body with strikes. Randlecan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Randlecan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Randlecan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Randlecan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Randlecan scores with a couple of nice shots. Randlecan working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Randlecan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Randlecan working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Randlecan scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Randlecan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Randlecan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Randlecan scoring with strikes to the body and head. Randlecan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Randlecan scores with a couple of nice shots. Randlecan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Randlecan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Randlecan working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Randlecan is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Randlecan looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Randlecan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Randlecan is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Garcia has hold of Randlecan's hands but Randlecan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Randlecan working the head and body with strikes. Randlecan working the head and body with strikes. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Randlecan lands a nice short elbow. Garcia actively working from the bottom here. Randlecan lands with a punch from half guard. Devon Randlecan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Randlecan lands a nice short elbow. Garcia has hold of Randlecan's hands but Randlecan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Randlecan connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple. Randlecan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Randlecan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Randlecan content to control rather than advance. Randlecan is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Randlecan lands strikes from half guard. Garcia taking some punishment here, with Randlecan in his half guard. Randlecan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Randlecan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Luis Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Randlecan there. Randlecan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Garcia looking for subs from the bottom but Randlecan mounts him! A nice elbow there by Randlecan. Randlecan controlling from the full mount. Randlecan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Randlecan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on? The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Randlecan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcia looks a forlorn figure.
Randlecan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight! Devon Randlecan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Randlecan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30 Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Randlecan!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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