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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is The Slam. A fine choice. Alejandro Garcia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Lyons swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Lyons doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Lyons wants to clinch.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lyons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Lyons.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lyons. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lyons looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Lyons, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Lyons against the cage but Lyons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garcia working over Lyons with some ground and pound. Lyons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lyons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyons wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Lyons dodges it nicely.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lyons's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lyons regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garcia.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Lyons has wrist control.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Lyons keeps moving.
Lyons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up in Lyons's guard and throws a big left but Lyons blocks it.
Garcia won't allow Lyons to sweep him here.
Lyons has momentary wrist control but Garcia slips an elbow through the middle.
Lyons trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Lyons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lyons controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia pushing down on Lyons's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garcia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lyons trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia lands strikes from half guard.
Lyons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Lyons is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Garcia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lyons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lyons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcia is in close to Lyons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lyons is on top in guard.
Lyons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia kicks Lyons off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lyons throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia shoots in but Lyons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lyons looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Lyons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lyons thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lyons is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ace Lyons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyons.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Lyons.
Lyons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Lyons lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Lyons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Lyons.
Lyons throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Lyons tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Lyons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
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 shoots in for a takedown but Lyons shows good takedown defense.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Lyons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Lyons.
Lyons throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lyons looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lyons tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia is having none of it.
An elbow from Garcia crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia looking to control but instead Lyons has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Garcia misses with a head shot. Lyons uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alejandro Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lyons jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lyons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Lyons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lyons lands a jab-cross combination.
Lyons moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Jab by Lyons.
Lyons loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Lyons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyons.
Garcia staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia jabs Lyons right on the nose. Lyons blinks but takes it well.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lyons.
Lyons scores with a jab.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lyons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyons lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Lyons throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Lyons throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyons.
Lyons connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Ace Lyons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lyons enables Garcia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lyons manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws and elbow that misses. Lyons uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Lyons!
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Lyons wants to stand and escape but instead Garcia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ace Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia throws a strike but Lyons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lyons is looking to stand up but Garcia won't let him.
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.
Lyons trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Lyons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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