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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sensintaffar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Here comes the hotstepper as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
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155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sensintaffar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sensintaffar.
Sensintaffar checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Garcia.
Sensintaffar scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Sensintaffar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Sensintaffar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sensintaffar throwing strikes but missing.
Sensintaffar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
Sensintaffar wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensintaffar trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Sensintaffar postures up.
Sensintaffar gets to his feet. Garcia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Sensintaffar moved out of range nicely.
Sensintaffar misses with a wild combination.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Sensintaffar is out of range.
Sensintaffar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sensintaffar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sensintaffar throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Sensintaffar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sensintaffar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Sensintaffar counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sensintaffar.
Sensintaffar works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sensintaffar.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Sensintaffar to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a takedown into side control.
Garcia is trying to control Sensintaffar's posture but Sensintaffar avoids it.
Sensintaffar decides to stand back up. Sensintaffar steps back and let's Garcia get back to his feet.
Sensintaffar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sensintaffar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Sensintaffar throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Sensintaffar's head but Sensintaffar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a head kick. That will keep Garcia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garcia throws a leg kick but Sensintaffar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jason Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sensintaffar counters with a two punch combo.
Sensintaffar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sensintaffar has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Sensintaffar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Sensintaffar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sensintaffar defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sensintaffar.
Garcia throws a jab when Sensintaffar was well out of range.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Sensintaffar misses with the combination.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses
and Sensintaffar counters by clinching up.
Sensintaffar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sensintaffar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Sensintaffar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sensintaffar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensintaffar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sensintaffar manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Sensintaffar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Sensintaffar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Sensintaffar seems unphased.
Garcia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sensintaffar. That one must have hurt.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sensintaffar throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Sensintaffar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sensintaffar throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sensintaffar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sensintaffar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sensintaffar dominated that round.
That's time! Sensintaffar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sensintaffar checks a low kick from Garcia.
Sensintaffar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Sensintaffar ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Sensintaffar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sensintaffar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Sensintaffar counters by clinching up.
Sensintaffar landing knees to the head.
Sensintaffar breaks from the clinch.
Sensintaffar blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Daniel Sensintaffar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia misses with a hook.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Sensintaffar counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sensintaffar breaks from the clinch.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garcia won't be happy with that.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sensintaffar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensintaffar not doing much here.
Sensintaffar trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Sensintaffar wants to stand up but Garcia has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Sensintaffar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sensintaffar is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Garcia to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sensintaffar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sensintaffar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sensintaffar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sensintaffar wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensintaffar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Sensintaffar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sensintaffar is controlling the pace.
Sensintaffar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sensintaffar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sensintaffar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sensintaffar.
Sensintaffar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia trying to control but Sensintaffar postures up.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sensintaffar 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!
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Sensintaffar takes the fight into the clinch.
Sensintaffar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sensintaffar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a leg kick.
Sensintaffar lands a nice looking body kick.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Sensintaffar.
Sensintaffar checks a leg kick.
Sensintaffar slips under a jab.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Sensintaffar throws a head kick that Garcia semi-blocks.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sensintaffar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a lazy head kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensintaffar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Sensintaffar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sensintaffar slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sensintaffar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Sensintaffar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Sensintaffar saw that one coming.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Sensintaffar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sensintaffar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Sensintaffar throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sensintaffar is looking to stand up but Garcia won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Sensintaffar wants to stand and escape but instead Garcia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sensintaffar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Sensintaffar's legs - danger averted.
Garcia postures up.
Garcia stands and throws Sensintaffar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sensintaffar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sensintaffar keeps working.
Garcia working away.
Sensintaffar is looking for a sweep.
Sensintaffar being controlled for a moment.
Sensintaffar 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.
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.
Garcia wants to control but Sensintaffar is keeping him busy.
Sensintaffar wants to control but Garcia postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sensintaffar closes the distance and clinches.
Sensintaffar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sensintaffar defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Jason Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sensintaffar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sensintaffar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Sensintaffar counters with a left to the body.
Sensintaffar scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Sensintaffar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sensintaffar 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Daniel Sensintaffar!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Daniel Sensintaffar!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Daniel Sensintaffar!
Daniel Sensintaffar wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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