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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between val garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and henry five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, val garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, henry five!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
garcia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
garcia wants to control but five is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
garcia decides to take the fight back to the feet.
five swats away the attempt to clinch by garcia.
five throws a looping overhand right but garcia ducks down to avoid it.
garcia wants to clinch up but five keeps it at a distance.
garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by garcia.
It looks like henry five has been cut.
five throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. garcia was covering up waiting for the punch and five finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
five pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. garcia is keeping the position for now.
five throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
five trying to control but garcia is working from the bottom.
five works over garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
five is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst five is controlling him.
garcia keeping moving, preventing five from controlling successfully.
five 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.
garcia trying to keep a closed guard but five is proving a slippery customer.
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.
five controlling from the top position.
five works over garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
five works over garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now garcia is on top in guard.
garcia stopping the sweep attempt from five.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
five has garcia pulled in close to control his posture.
garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Despite being in the dominant position, henry five just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
five misses the shot to the body.
garcia tries to clinch up.
garcia with a poor takedown
and five counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
garcia is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
garcia wants to sweep here but five controlling him for the moment.
garcia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
five is in all sorts of trouble here.
five tries to hold on but garcia pushes him away.
garcia is trying to control here but five has managed to regain half guard.
five is trying is best to control the position here.
garcia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
five controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but henry five will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on henry five's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
five pivots, looking for a leg kick but garcia is out of range and five settles back down.
garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
garcia slips a straight right by five.
five misses with a looping right.
five misses with a combination
and garcia counters with a head kick.
garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
five looks to land a right hand but garcia moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
five gets off balance looking for a body kick
and garcia counters with a nice body shot.
garcia misses with a takedown
and five decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in garcia's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
five sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
five working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
five sitting in guard here, content to control.
five postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
five not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
five chips away with some ground and pound.
henry five has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
five controlling from the top position.
five scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
five with a flurry of punches that miss.
five postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
five working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
five is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from five.
five looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
five throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
five looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Despite being in the dominant position, henry five just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
five throws a leg kick that is checked
and garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
five manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
five throwing strikes from guard but garcia blocks nicely.
five passes into half guard.
five scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
five content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
five drops an elbow to the side of garcia's head.
five working garcia over with strikes.
five working over garcia with some ground and pound. garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
five content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but five scores with a couple of nice shots.
five winds up and cracks garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
five trying to control the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
henry five showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on henry five's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
five misses with a hook.
five takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and five counters with a nice double leg into guard.
five sitting in guard here, content to control.
five forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from five.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
five lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
five lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
five stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
five lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
five takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
five is controlling the pace.
five 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with five in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
five working the head and body with strikes.
five is controlling the pace.
garcia wants to get back to his feet.
henry five is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
five trying to control the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, henry five just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
five fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
five looks to score with a jab to the body but garcia is just out of range.
five misses with a looping left.
five misses with a body shot.
five tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
five misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
five misses with a series of wild punches.
five 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.
five not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
henry five comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got five winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... henry five!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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