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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Unbreakable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. A fine choice. Unbreakable has chosen Busta and Yelawolf - Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 cm
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164 lbs
24 - 8 - 2 |
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177 cm
29
166 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Garcia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Unbreakable! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Unbreakable cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg. Unbreakable lands a head kick!
Unbreakable misses with an uppercut. Unbreakable pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Unbreakable throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it. Garcia misses with a hook. Unbreakable ducked under it nicely. Garcia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Unbreakable manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Unbreakable has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Unbreakable's legs - danger averted. Garcia trying to control but Unbreakable is working from the bottom. Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Unbreakable is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Unbreakable keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully. Unbreakable utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Unbreakable is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Garcia tries a low kick but Unbreakable avoids it. Unbreakable slips a straight right by Garcia. Rolando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Unbreakable misses with a low kick. Unbreakable lands with a slapping head kick. Unbreakable throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Unbreakable. Garcia takes a swing at Unbreakable's ribcage but misses. Garcia connects with a right hand. Unbreakable shakes it off. Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Unbreakable does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Unbreakable. Garcia swings for the body but Unbreakable moves out of range.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unbreakable sees it coming and avoids it easily. Garcia misses with a straight left. Garcia throws a body punch but Unbreakable moves out of range. Unbreakable fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well. Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Garcia misses. Unbreakable darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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! Unbreakable throws a right and a left that both miss. Garcia lands with a nice body punch. Unbreakable tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it. Garcia blocks a head kick by Unbreakable.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a hook but Unbreakable avoids it easily. Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Garcia moves away from the strike by Unbreakable. Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unbreakable moves away. Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Unbreakable sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Unbreakable misses the jab. Nice defenses there by Unbreakable. Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Unbreakable has a takedown stuffed. Unbreakable misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Unbreakable, before circling back to the center of the mat. Unbreakable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia. Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Unbreakable lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Unbreakable misses with a low kick.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Unbreakable avoids nicely. Unbreakable misses with a body kick. Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Unbreakable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Unbreakable scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Unbreakable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab. Unbreakable ducks under a wild hook from Garcia. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Unbreakable will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Garcia misses. Unbreakable motions for Garcia to come forward. Unbreakable throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Unbreakable throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Unbreakable.
Garcia checks a leg kick. Unbreakable throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily. Horrible takedown by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Unbreakable which made him look bad. Nice body kick there by Unbreakable. Garcia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia blocks a jab. Unbreakable scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Unbreakable attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Garcia lands a jab to Unbreakable's midsection. Unbreakable defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand. Jon Unbreakable seems to be getting the better of the standup. Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt and Unbreakable counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Unbreakable throws a big elbow that misses. Unbreakable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Unbreakable postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Unbreakable stacks Garcia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Unbreakable! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garcia can't do much from the bottom here. Unbreakable is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Unbreakable working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Unbreakable working the ground and pound from side control. Unbreakable working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Garcia regains half guard. Garcia is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Unbreakable wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Unbreakable prevents Garcia from improving his position. Jon Unbreakable has got the better of the ground game so far. Unbreakable trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Unbreakable. Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Unbreakable moves out of range of the body kick. Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Unbreakable is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Unbreakable circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Unbreakable. 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 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Unbreakable misses with a looping left. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Unbreakable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Unbreakable dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Unbreakable misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unbreakable shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Unbreakable gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia. Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Garcia. Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Unbreakable keeps working. Garcia has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Unbreakable! Unbreakable tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control. Garcia breaks from Unbreakable's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Unbreakable in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Unbreakable is trying desperately to improve position. Garcia looking to control but Unbreakable is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Unbreakable keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia lands a big elbow. Garcia cracks Unbreakable with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Unbreakable regains half guard. Garcia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Unbreakable defends it well. Rolando Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia is keen to just control but Unbreakable is a slippery customer. Unbreakable manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Unbreakable is retaining full guard. Garcia preventing the sweep. Unbreakable bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard. Unbreakable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard. Garcia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Unbreakable!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Unbreakable is working to get back to half guard.
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks Unbreakable but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jon Unbreakable is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Garcia working Unbreakable over with strikes here. Garcia landing strikes from the mount and Unbreakable is in trouble! Garcia scoring with strikes but Unbreakable is staying in there.
It looks like Jon Unbreakable has been cut. Garcia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Unbreakable is surviving well by controlling Garcia's body position as best he can. Garcia throwing strikes here but Unbreakable is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Garcia lands a heavy elbow. Unbreakable avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garcia.
Unbreakable is trying to escape the mount.
Unbreakable tries to hold on but Garcia postures up. Garcia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Unbreakable can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Unbreakable manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Unbreakable, under a barage of strikes from Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Unbreakable defends it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Rolando Garcia showed his dominance in that final round. I think Unbreakable has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jon Unbreakable! A very excited looking Jon Unbreakable made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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