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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spenser Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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141 lbs
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180 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Garcia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spenser Nukem! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia dives in and scores a takedown into Nukem's guard. Nukem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Nukem trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Nukem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Garcia passes into half guard. Garcia performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Garcia wants to take a breather but Nukem is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Nukem looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Garcia is working for a kimura but Nukem is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall. Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia controlling the action here. Garcia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Nukem defends it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control. Nukem holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Nukem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Garcia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nukem with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. 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. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to Nukem's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head. Garcia slows the pace down in half guard. Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Nukem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Garcia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nukem to stand up. Nukem tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Garcia dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia tries to clinch but Nukem is having none of it. Nukem closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage. Nukem lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye. Nukem unloads a knee to the mid-section. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nukem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Nukem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage. Nukem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to take this one to the mat. Garcia jumps guard but Nukem stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia tries to pull guard but Nukem won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Nukem swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it. Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nukem to keep the fight standing. Nukem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Garcia is trying to pull guard but Nukem turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Nukem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Garcia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Nukem stalling the fight.
Nukem connects with a knee to the head.
Nukem stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nukem pulls him back up using the underhooks. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nukem obliges. Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nukem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nukem stalling in the clinch.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nukem tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Nukem back against the cage. Nukem lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nukem. Nukem lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off. Nukem landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nukem is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nukem down to the mat. Nukem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Nukem clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nukem obliges. Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead. Garcia blocks a body shot from Nukem. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nukem's brow. Nukem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Garcia wants a takedown.
Nukem with a knee to the head.
Garcia is rocked! Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nukem obliges. Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nukem lands with a left to the head. Nukem lands a nice elbow. Nukem effectively controlling the action here. Nukem pushes Garcia against the cage. Nukem is working some dirty boxing. Nukem pushes off with a quick right hook! Garcia goes down! Garcia tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nukem moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spenser Nukem!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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