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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Summers's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks to land a combination but Summers avoids it well.
Summers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Summers pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Summers lands a nice knee to the body.
Summers decides to pull guard.
Summers looking to control.
Summers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garcia!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers looking to secure an arm triangle but Garcia defends it well.
Summers jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Garcia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Summers trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Summers tries to advance to mount but Garcia denies him.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Summers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Garcia won't allow Summers to pass to mount.
That's two 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.
Summers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia is staying active underneath Summers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Summers thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Summers wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Summers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Summers is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Summers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Summers.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Summers.
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.
Summers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Summers is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Summers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Summers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Summers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Damien Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Summers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Summers with that takedown attempt.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Summers tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Garcia.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Summers.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Scott Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Summers is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Summers shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damien Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Summers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Summers off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Summers is able to avoid easily.
Summers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Summers checks a leg kick.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia lands a head kick!
Garcia lands a nice hook to Summers's body. Summers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Summers blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Summers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
Summers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damien Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia works Summers's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Good work by Summers as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers moves into the clinch successfully.
Summers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Summers tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Summers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Summers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Summers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Summers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Summers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Summers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Summers is defended easily by Garcia.
Summers tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Summers back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Summers pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Summers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Summers 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.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Garcia gets underhooks to prevent Summers's takedown attempt.
Summers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Summers clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Summers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Summers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Summers tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Summers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Summers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
The fight stays on the outside here - Summers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Summers counters with a takedown into side control.
Summers has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Summers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Garcia blocking the ground and pound.
Summers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Garcia has worked his arm free - good work by Garcia!
Summers trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Summers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Summers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garcia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two 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.
Summers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Garcia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Summers.
Garcia is trying to control Summers's posture but Summers avoids it.
Summers advances nicely into full mount.
Summers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Garcia is now in Summers's guard. A big mistake from Summers there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Summers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Garcia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Summers trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Garcia prevents Summers from improving his position.
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.
Garcia tries to stand and escape but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Summers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Summers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Summers!
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RATING
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