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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Mcferon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Adios Amor as his entrance music. Trin Garcia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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201 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Mcferon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trin Garcia! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcferon's corner calls for a 1-2. Mcferon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Garcia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Mcferon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Mcferon connects with a body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mcferon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mcferon lands an elbow. Mcferon stands up and we're back to a striking position. Nice body punch from Mcferon. Mcferon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Mcferon feints and as Garcia raises his hands in defense, Mcferon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcferon controls from within his opponent's guard. Mcferon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garcia, up you get! Mcferon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcferon is trying to trip Garcia. He has hold of a leg but Garcia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mcferon persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Mcferon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground. Mcferon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Mcferon prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet. Mcferon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcferon gets to his feet. Garcia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Garcia looks to clinch and Mcferon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mcferon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garcia is trying to defend but Mcferon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mcferon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Mcferon tries to stand and escape but Garcia is controlling the position. Garcia is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Mcferon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Excellent takedown into side control there by Mcferon. Mcferon stands up. Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Mcferon - just one landing. Mcferon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcferon gets slowly back to his feet. Mcferon lands a jab to Garcia's midsection. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Mcferon dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcferon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mcferon shoots in but no luck this time. Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Mcferon dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Mcferon throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off. Mcferon fails with a takedown attempt. Mcferon lands an overhand right. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcferon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcferon is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage. Mcferon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Mcferon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Mcferon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Garcia checks a low kick from Mcferon. Mcferon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Mcferon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Mcferon gets the takedown into side control. Mcferon stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet. Mcferon scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mcferon lands a nice shot that snaps Garcia's head back.
Mcferon throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Mcferon lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Garcia darts in trying to clinch and Mcferon counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Mcferon.
Mcferon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Mcferon stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Mcferon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcferon. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Left hook, right uppercut from Mcferon. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Mcferon dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mcferon jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well. Mcferon throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Mcferon misses. Garcia walks into a left hand. Mcferon thuds a left hand into Garcia's body. Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Mcferon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Mcferon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcferon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garcia's guard. Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcferon controls the pace. Mcferon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around? Mcferon is looking to stand up but Garcia won't let him. Mcferon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Greg Mcferon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Mcferon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Mcferon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Greg Mcferon is winning the standup battle so far. Mcferon scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcferon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garcia backs up against the cage.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Mcferon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Greg Mcferon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mcferon scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Mcferon lands a head shot. Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Mcferon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mcferon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Greg Mcferon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mcferon shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Greg Mcferon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mcferon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Garcia has his feet on Mcferon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Mcferon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mcferon shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Mcferon 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. Mcferon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mcferon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Greg Mcferon showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mcferon 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 Blasius scores the fight 30:25 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Mcferon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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