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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by The Slam. Alejandro Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to J J Walker's chin.
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walker finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Walker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Walker throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
It looks like Alejandro Garcia has been cut.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia postures up in Walker's guard and throws a big left but Walker blocks it.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Walker wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
Walker trying to control the position.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Garcia taking a breather here.
Walker struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia looks up at the clock and then as Walker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garcia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is staying tight to Walker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Walker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garcia connects with a decent elbow.
Walker tries to improve position but can't.
Walker wants to control but Garcia postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker parries the strikes from Garcia easily there. Garcia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Walker to escape.
Garcia landing strikes.
Walker is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Walker dodges the ground and pound from Garcia.
Walker is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alejandro Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
J J Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Walker defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.
Alejandro Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia working over Walker with some ground and pound. Walker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Walker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
Walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walker actively working from the bottom here.
Walker trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Walker defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walker defending well though.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
Walker wants to control but Garcia passes into side.
Walker tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Garcia crashes against the mat.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker taking a bit of punishment here - Garcia scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working Walker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Garcia scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is chipping away with strikes.
Walker is rocked!
Garcia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garcia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia throws an elbow but Walker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Garcia cracks Walker with a big right hand but Walker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Walker can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Walker throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Walker both land. Nice combination.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Garcia swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Garcia throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
J J Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Walker takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Alejandro Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker blocks a jab.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia misses the jab.
Walker walks into a left hand.
Walker stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Walker.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker lands with a good body shot.
J J Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walker under the eye.
Walker gets caught flat footed, as Garcia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garcia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garcia trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control but Garcia passes easily into half guard.
Walker actively working from the bottom here.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
Walker is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Garcia is staying active.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker actively working from the bottom here.
Walker manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alejandro Garcia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia drives through with a takedown into Walker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walker is stalling in the full guard.
Garcia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Alejandro Garcia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Garcia had his way with J J Walker in that round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Walker cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Walker knows he should have avoided that one.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Walker working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garcia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Walker.
Garcia works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Walker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Walker is trying to control but Garcia passes into side control!
Garcia working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia scoring with punches from side control.
Garcia looks up at the clock and then as Walker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garcia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Walker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia cracks Walker with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Garcia immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Walker is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Garcia!
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