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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov has chosen Linkin Park - Bleed it out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Robert Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Kamenov pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
No luck for Kamenov with that takedown attempt.
Garcia gets caught napping as Kamenov dives in and scores a takedown. Garcia manages to retain guard.
Garcia wants to stand up but Kamenov is controlling him.
Kamenov working some strikes from top position.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Kamenov is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenov landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Kamenov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamenov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamenov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kamenov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamenov is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamenov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kamenov works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
Kamenov postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Kamenov postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kamenov postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamenov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kamenov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Kamenov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kamenov postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Kamenov with a nice head shot there.
Kamenov throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamenov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kamenov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcia wants to stand up but Kamenov is controlling him.
Kamenov stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamenov.
Kamenov throws and elbow that misses. Garcia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kamenov's guard. Nice move by Garcia!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Kamenov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kamenov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kamenov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kamenov lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Kamenov throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kamenov trying to strike off his back.
Kamenov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamenov, not yet.
Kamenov kicks Garcia off and gets to his feet.
Kamenov shoots in but no luck this time.
Robert Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grisha Kamenov.
Kamenov shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a head kick but Kamenov moves out of range.
Kamenov shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia lands a nice looking body kick.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Kamenov blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Kamenov moved out of range.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Kamenov blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamenov pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamenov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamenov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamenov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kamenov lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kamenov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kamenov cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Kamenov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard.
Kamenov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Kamenov lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Kamenov is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grisha Kamenov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamenov prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Kamenov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia is trying to stand up here but Kamenov is controlling him well.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Kamenov in his half guard.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Kamenov in his half guard.
Kamenov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kamenov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamenov trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
Kamenov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamenov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Kamenov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Kamenov is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kamenov working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kamenov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kamenov prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Kamenov working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kamenov is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia is trying to stand.
Kamenov drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Kamenov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kamenov working Garcia over with strikes.
Kamenov drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Kamenov working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kamenov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
Garcia is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kamenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamenov prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Garcia has hold of Kamenov's hands but Kamenov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia trying to control but Kamenov postures up.
Kamenov decides to stand and escape the position.
Kamenov drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamenov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kamenov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Kamenov isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenov 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kamenov pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamenov wants a takedown.
Kamenov goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Kamenov moved out of range nicely.
Kamenov shoots in but no luck this time.
Robert Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grisha Kamenov.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Kamenov moves out of range easily.
Kamenov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcia tries to kick Kamenov off but Kamenov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Kamenov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kamenov slips a nice elbow through Garcia's hands, connecting with Garcia's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kamenov connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Kamenov drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Kamenov working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kamenov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kamenov.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Kamenov.
Kamenov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia is trying to stand back up but Kamenov is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcia is trying to stand back up but Kamenov is controlling him
Kamenov lands strikes from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kamenov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Kamenov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kamenov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia is controlling Kamenov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia tries to kick Kamenov off but Kamenov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kamenov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kamenov working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kamenov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Kamenov.
Kamenov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garcia pushes Kamenov off looking to stand but Kamenov dives back in and keeps control.
Kamenov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kamenov thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Kamenov is controlling well.
Kamenov prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Kamenov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kamenov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamenov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamenov drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is looking to escape.
Kamenov thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Kamenov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kamenov on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kamenov.
Garcia is trying to stand.
Robert Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamenov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grisha Kamenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kamenov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grisha Kamenov!
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