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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klev Eax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Klev Eax!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eax misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
Eax misses with a leg kick
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eax misses with a hook to the body
so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Eax looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
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!
Eax is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia postures up.
Eax might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eax throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Garcia escapes and throws Eax's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Eax is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia decides to stand back up. Garcia steps back and let's Eax get back to his feet.
Eax misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia prevents Eax from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eax wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia trying to control the action but Eax is working from the bottom.
Eax has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garcia is keen to just control but Eax is a slippery customer.
Eax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eax misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Eax circles away.
Garcia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eax looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia trying to control the action but Eax is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eax is trying to control but can't.
Eax moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eax looking for a sweep. Not yet Eax, not yet.
Eax lands some strikes from the bottom.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eax escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eax had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eax changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Eax manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcia looking to score a takedown here. Eax is defending well but Garcia drives through and ends up in Eax's guard.
Eax trying to control the position.
Eax keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Eax pulls Garcia in to control the position.
Garcia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A low kick from Eax misses
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into Eax's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Eax is working from the bottom.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eax looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eax pulls Garcia in to control the position.
Eax keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Eax working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Eax keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roger Garcia just wasn't active enough.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Eax to control.
Eax is looking to get to half guard.
Roger Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia tries to control but Eax wriggling away.
Eax wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eax is looking to escape.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eax can't escape the position.
Eax is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Garcia.
Garcia is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Eax has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Garcia throwing strikes here but Eax is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eax is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eax doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garcia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eax trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Garcia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eax's guard.
Eax working a defensive guard here.
Eax keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Eax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Klev Eax has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garcia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Eax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eax is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia trying to control the action but Eax is working from the bottom.
Roger Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Eax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia shoots in and bounces Eax off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Eax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eax looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Garcia has picked Eax up and slammed him! Eax can't keep hold of the triangle and Garcia manages to pass to side control!
Eax manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garcia's best efforts.
Eax won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia is keen to just control but Eax is a slippery customer.
Eax looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eax is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eax is trying to control but Garcia manages to pass to mount!
Eax tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Eax tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Garcia shoots in and bounces Eax off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garcia wanted to stand there but Eax had control of the position.
Garcia is fighting to break Eax's control of his arms but Eax is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Eax keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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