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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Rystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Rystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Devon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Rystrom sprawls well.
Rystrom connects with a jab.
Rystrom forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia tries to clinch but Rystrom moves away
and Rystrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Rystrom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rystrom but Rystrom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lars Rystrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Garcia.
Rystrom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. Rystrom didn't expect that.
Rystrom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rystrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rystrom wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
Rystrom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rystrom has an active guard here but Garcia has managed to pass into half guard.
Rystrom tries to kick Garcia off in order to stand up. Garcia Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Rystrom is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two 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.
Rystrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rystrom tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Garcia tries to control but Rystrom wriggling away.
Garcia looks gassed!
Rystrom manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rystrom pushes Garcia off but Garcia dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rystrom wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rystrom struggling a bit here.
Rystrom tries to escape but Garcia is in control.
Rystrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Rystrom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Rystrom manages to get back to half guard.
Rystrom looking for submissions off his back.
Rystrom misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rystrom looking for submissions off his back.
Rystrom pushes Garcia off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rystrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rystrom gets tackled into the cage by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Rystrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Rystrom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rystrom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rystrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Rystrom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rystrom tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Rystrom has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia letting Rystrom take a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rystrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rystrom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Rystrom.
Rystrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Rystrom blocks with his arms.
Rystrom missing with knees to the body.
Rystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rystrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Rystrom misses with a knee strike.
Rystrom gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
Lars Rystrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Garcia.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Rystrom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rystrom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Rystrom missing with knees to the body.
Rystrom prevents the takedown attempt.
Rystrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Rystrom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Rystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Rystrom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two 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 is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rystrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Rystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Rystrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rystrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rystrom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lars Rystrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Rystrom. Rystrom maintains the clinch.
Garcia is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rystrom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rystrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rystrom scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rystrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Rystrom landing knees to the body.
Rystrom is struggling to control the position.
Garcia has clasped his hands together around Rystrom's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garcia looks up at the clock and then as Rystrom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garcia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rystrom manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rystrom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rystrom wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Rystrom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rystrom wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling the position.
Rystrom trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Rystrom decides to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Rystrom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Rystrom dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rystrom with a hook.
Devon Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rystrom counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rystrom connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rystrom has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Rystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Rystrom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rystrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rystrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rystrom trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Rystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Rystrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Rystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Rystrom is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia gets an underhook and turns Rystrom into the cage.
Rystrom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia has hold of one of Rystrom's legs. Rystrom is fighting the takedown attempt but Garcia gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Garcia trying to control but Rystrom is working from the bottom.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rystrom is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rystrom has Garcia pressed against the cage.
Rystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Rystrom gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
Rystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rystrom trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rystrom into the cage.
Rystrom missing with knees to the body.
Rystrom missing with knees to the body.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Rystrom.
Rystrom misses with a knee strike.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rystrom as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rystrom tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Rystrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rystrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Lars Rystrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Garcia.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rystrom.
Rystrom clinches but Garcia breaks the clinch
and Garcia counters by clinching up.
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.
Rystrom taking a breather.
Rystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rystrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rystrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Rystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rystrom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries a low kick but Rystrom avoids it.
Rystrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rystrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rystrom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lars Rystrom.
I think Rystrom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Lars Rystrom!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Lars Rystrom!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Lars Rystrom!
Lars Rystrom wins by unanimous decision!
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