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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirkland's entrance music is My Life Be Like- by GRITS. A fine choice. Garcia has chosen Ballad Of A Dead Soulja as his entrance music. Roberto Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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193 cm
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250 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kirkland misses.
Kirkland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a body kick that stops Kirkland in his tracks momentarily.
Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Josh Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirkland throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Kirkland slips under a jab.
Kirkland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirkland misses with a kick to the body.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirkland thows a body shot but no joy.
Kirkland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Kirkland checks a low kick from Garcia.
Kirkland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkland tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kirkland stalks Garcia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcia's face. Garcia staggers backwards, shaken.
Kirkland misses with a double jab.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Kirkland does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kirkland misses.
Kirkland blocks a jab.
Kirkland misses with the combination.
Kirkland 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 Kirkland with that takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kirkland's head.
It looks like Josh Kirkland has been cut.
Kirkland blocks a leg kick.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Kirkland checks a leg kick nicely.
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!
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirkland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirkland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirkland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland swinging wildly here.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Kirkland's ribs.
Kirkland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirkland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirkland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirkland moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirkland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kirkland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirkland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kirkland shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Kirkland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kirkland tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirkland throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kirkland is breathing heavily.
Kirkland walks into a left hand.
Kirkland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia drops Kirkland with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kirkland looks back up at him and smiles so Garcia waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kirkland is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kirkland right on the button. Kirkland goes down! Garcia follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Garcia gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Garcia!
Roberto Garcia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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