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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Garcie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Garcie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royce Garcie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaun Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcie shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Garcie!
Garcie tries to lock up and control but Hughes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcie wants to hold on but Hughes pushes him away.
Garcie working to try and regain half guard.
Garcie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hughes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcie sees it coming and defends easily.
Garcie punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcie wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Hughes prevents Garcie from improving his position.
Garcie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Garcie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hughes sees it coming and defends easily.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcie. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcie is looking to advance position but Hughes won't allow it.
Garcie is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Garcie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hughes is just riding it out for now. Garcie eventually gives up the hold.
Garcie wants to free his trapped foot but Hughes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hughes keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie is looking for a kimura here.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Garcie is controlling well.
Hughes trying to hold on to Garcie's head to control him but Garcie postures up.
Hughes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Garcie moves into full mount! Hughes won't be happy about that!
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.
Hughes tries to reverse the position but Garcie maintains control.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garcie looking to secure an arm triangle but Hughes defends it well.
Garcie is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hughes working to try and regain half guard.
Garcie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hughes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hughes and Garcie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughes tries to improve position but can't.
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 Royce Garcie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcie gets back to half guard.
Garcie trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
Garcie tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Garcie has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Garcie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hughes is keen to just control but Garcie is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garcie is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hughes has gone for a leg lock! Garcie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hughes's guard.
Garcie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Garcie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hughes's guard.
Garcie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hughes trying to control but Garcie postures up.
Hughes kicks off Garcie and gets to his feet.
Garcie swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garcie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hughes, who protects the arm well.
Royce Garcie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes prevents Garcie from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Garcie prevents Hughes from escaping the position.
Garcie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hughes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet but Garcie drags him back down.
Hughes tries to bench press Garcie off him but Garcie keeps the position.
Garcie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hughes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcie tries to advance to mount but Hughes denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Garcie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hughes content to stall in guard here.
Garcie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcie being controlled here, momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shaun Hughes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes tries to clinch but Garcie moves out of range.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcie is just out of range.
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Garcie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcie is keeping the position for now.
Garcie wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Garcie is keeping the position.
Garcie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garcie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hughes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hughes and Garcie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hughes prevents Garcie from moving into mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Garcie keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcie is trying to get an arm triangle but Hughes is defending well.
Garcie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hughes, who protects the arm well.
Garcie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hughes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Garcie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hughes, who protects the arm well.
Garcie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcie tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
Hughes is pushing Garcie's head away, looking to escape. Garcie manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shaun Hughes.
I think Garcie 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Garcie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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