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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garcius's choice of entrance music: Operation Ground and Pound. The key to victory for Nick Pierre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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186 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt - Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcius tries to avoid it but Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcius to the ground. Garcius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nick Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Garcius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garcius won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pierre throws an elbow but Garcius slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pierre trying to control the action but Garcius is working from the bottom.
Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garcius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre working the head with strikes.
Pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Pierre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pierre working the ground and pound.
Garcius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcius avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pierre.
Pierre landing strikes.
That's two 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!
Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Garcius takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Garcius defending against the ground and pound.
Pierre is trying to ground and pound but Garcius uses the momentary lack of control by Pierre to regain half guard.
Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcius wants to improve his position but Pierre is controlling well.
Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcius is just riding it out for now. Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Pierre slips a nice elbow through Garcius's hands, connecting with Garcius's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcius's head.
Garcius taking some punishment here, with Pierre in his half guard.
Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Garcius's head.
Pierre winds up and cracks Garcius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcius can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Garcius is defending well.
Garcius is staying active underneath Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius trying to control but Pierre postures up.
Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Garcius's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcius defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcius circles away.
Garcius closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pierre's guard.
Nick Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garcius passes Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcius's back!
Garcius covering up well and avoiding damage.
Pierre missing with punches from the back.
Pierre is landing with strikes. Garcius can't take much more of this.
Garcius wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Garcius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Poor strikes thrown by Pierre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre throwing strikes but Garcius recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Garcius is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre stalling.
Pierre throwing shots but Garcius is blocking nicely.
Pierre looks to land a strike but Garcius avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcius keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre postures up in Garcius's guard and throws a big left but Garcius blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garcius controlling Pierre's posture.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Garcius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Garcius!
Garcius connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Garcius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcius chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcius passes into half guard.
Garcius prevents Pierre from improving his position.
Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Garcius.
Pierre tries to roll over but Garcius keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcius working the head and body with strikes.
Garcius working over Pierre with some ground and pound. Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcius lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pierre tries to clinch but Garcius is having none of it.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius shoots for a takedown but Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcius shoots in but Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Garcius with that takedown attempt.
Nick Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Garcius closes the distance and clinches up with Pierre, looking for a takedown. Garcius pushes Pierre against the cage but Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pierre reverses the position - he's now on top in Garcius's guard.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Garcius's brow.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Garcius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Garcius!
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcius stands up over Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcius postures up and lands a big shot to Pierre's brow.
Garcius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcius is in close to Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garcius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcius distracts Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Garcius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius working the body and head with strikes.
Garcius is chipping away with strikes.
Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcius cracks Pierre with a big elbow.
Pierre is rocked!
Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcius scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Pierre is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Garcius can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaius Garcius!
An out of breath Jaius Garcius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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