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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to not afriad. da Silva Lopes has chosen apaga mais não bate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva Lopes pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva Lopes has double underhooks.
da Silva Lopes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
da Silva Lopes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
da Silva Lopes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia pushes da Silva Lopes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, da Silva Lopes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
da Silva Lopes stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and da Silva Lopes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Silva Lopes controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva Lopes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
da Silva Lopes stands up from Garcia's guard - da Silva Lopes perhaps looking for a knockout.
da Silva Lopes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva Lopes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
da Silva Lopes wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his arm.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but da Silva Lopes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva Lopes trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
da Silva Lopes decides to stand back up.
da Silva Lopes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
da Silva Lopes wants to stand but Garcia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva Lopes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
da Silva Lopes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Silva Lopes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
da Silva Lopes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva Lopes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Garcia manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and da Silva Lopes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
da Silva Lopes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Silva Lopes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
da Silva Lopes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
da Silva Lopes trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva Lopes looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva Lopes looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva Lopes is working an open guard so Garcia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
da Silva Lopes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia to the ground. da Silva Lopes is now in Garcia's guard.
da Silva Lopes trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva Lopes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pushes da Silva Lopes off and scrambles back to his feet.
da Silva Lopes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
da Silva Lopes content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is staying active underneath da Silva Lopes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
da Silva Lopes trying to control from Garcia's half guard. Garcia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
da Silva Lopes trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
da Silva Lopes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes.
Garcia tries for a takedown but da Silva Lopes circles away easily
and da Silva Lopes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garcia won't be happy with that.
The referee asks da Silva Lopes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. da Silva Lopes prefers to stall for the moment though.
da Silva Lopes wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and da Silva Lopes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Garcia's guard now.
Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes has got the better of the ground game so far.
da Silva Lopes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
da Silva Lopes looking to pass the guard.
da Silva Lopes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing da Silva Lopes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and da Silva Lopes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and da Silva Lopes counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by da Silva Lopes.
da Silva Lopes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva Lopes just content to control the position.
The strikes coming from da Silva Lopes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva Lopes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Garcia to his feet.
da Silva Lopes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch
and da Silva Lopes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garcia gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
da Silva Lopes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but da Silva Lopes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
da Silva Lopes trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia decides to stand up.
da Silva Lopes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Garcia dodges the ground and pound from da Silva Lopes.
da Silva Lopes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
da Silva Lopes trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well da Silva Lopes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Vinicius da Silva Lopes!
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hype
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RATING
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