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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bone crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirty Hous - Rohff. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bone crusher!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
crusher misses with a wild combination.
Garcia instigates a clinch.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
crusher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
crusher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
crusher has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
crusher shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a body punch but crusher moves out of range.
Garcia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in crusher's half guard.
Garcia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia passes to full mount!
crusher tries to hold on but Garcia postures up.
crusher tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
crusher wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
crusher is just holding on here. Garcia manages to take his back.
crusher wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia is trying to stick to crusher's back but crusher 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 crusher.
crusher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
crusher throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
crusher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
crusher looks gassed!
crusher working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia trying to control but crusher is working from the bottom.
crusher wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but crusher moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Julio Garcia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but crusher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
crusher fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
crusher tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
crusher is looking to get back to full guard here but Garcia has managed to pass to side control instead.
crusher tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
crusher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
crusher tries to hold on but Garcia postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
crusher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
crusher wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
crusher tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
crusher is trying to reverse the position but instead Garcia has taken his back - oops!
Garcia trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia is not going to allow crusher to sit and survive in this position.
crusher holding both Garcia 's hands and preventing any damage.
crusher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Garcia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
crusher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but crusher is defending the position.
crusher actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia wants to control but crusher is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
crusher manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
crusher working a defensive guard here.
crusher wriggles free and stands up.
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.
crusher shoots in but no luck this time.
crusher looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
crusher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by crusher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
crusher is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
crusher trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
crusher controlling the position easily from mount.
crusher looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
crusher landing shots from mount.
crusher lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Garcia!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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