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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by In Da Club. This should be a great matchup!
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183 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
22
225 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Smokeleaf! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garcia tries for a takedown but Smokeleaf circles away easily and Smokeleaf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Smokeleaf moves into the clinch. Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smokeleaf to keep the fight standing. Smokeleaf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
It looks like Freddie Garcia has been cut. Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Garcia is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice left hand lands by Smokeleaf.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye. Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple. Smokeleaf breaks the clinch.
Smokeleaf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Angelo Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smokeleaf throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease. Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket. Smokeleaf lands a big head kick that sends Garcia tumbling to the mat! Smokeleaf takes a step backwards and waves Garcia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Garcia is rocked!
Freddie Garcia's cut is getting worse. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Smokeleaf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Garcia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Garcia tries to move into range but Smokeleaf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. A solid leg kick lands there for Smokeleaf.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now. Smokeleaf scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smokeleaf, right into the meat.
Smokeleaf lands with a nice body kick. Smokeleaf is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smokeleaf lands a high kick!
Garcia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Smokeleaf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Smokeleaf lands a big head kick that sends Garcia tumbling to the mat! Smokeleaf takes a step backwards and waves Garcia back to his feet - he wants the finish! Smokeleaf is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Garcia flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Garcia is out cold! Smokeleaf holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Smokeleaf! A determined Angelo Smokeleaf didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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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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