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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Wyrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garza's entrance music is Run This Town. A fine choice. Rico Garza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Winston Wyrm's chin.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Garza!
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, Winston Wyrm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza wants to slow Wyrm down by chopping away at his legs.
Garza gets caught napping as Wyrm dives in and scores a takedown. Garza manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garza has his feet on Wyrm's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wyrm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garza.
Wyrm lands a glancing blow to the side of Garza's head.
Wyrm throws a head kick that misses.
Wyrm misses with a series of wild punches.
Garza scoring well with a low kick there.
Garza is looking to chop away at Wyrm's legs.
Garza throws a right and a left that Wyrm avoids nicely.
Wyrm lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Rico Garza has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wyrm.
Wyrm slips a jab and a cross from Garza.
Wyrm throws a nice looking combination but Garza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyrm. Garza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garza swinging wildly here.
Wyrm tries to bum rush Garza with a series of wild strikes but Garza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza throws a leg kick but Wyrm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rico Garza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garza connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garza.
Wyrm looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Wyrm.
Garza misses with the combination.
Garza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wyrm scores with a sloppy right hand. Garza should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garza.
Garza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wyrm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wyrm stops Garza from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyrm wants to pass the guard but Garza is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza wants to get back to his feet but Wyrm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wyrm trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
Wyrm won't allow Garza to get back to his feet.
Wyrm trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garza being controlled here, momentarily.
Winston Wyrm has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wyrm checks a low kick from Garza.
Garza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wyrm's calf.
A combination from Garza does no damage.
Garza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wyrm misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garza did well to prevent Wyrm getting side control.
Garza is trying to stand back up but Wyrm is controlling him
Garza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wyrm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garza kicks Wyrm off and gets back to his feet.
Wyrm lands with a hook. Garza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wyrm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garza staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Garza scores with a four punch combination!
Garza throws a leg kick but Wyrm checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garza.
Wyrm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyrm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garza looks to land a combination but Wyrm avoids it well.
Garza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wyrm to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wyrm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wyrm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza is looking to stand up but Wyrm isn't so interested in that idea.
Wyrm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wyrm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wyrm throws a big elbow that misses.
Wyrm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wyrm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyrm tries to free his leg and advance position but Garza is retaining full guard.
Wyrm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garza wriggles free and stands up.
Garza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wyrm's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Winston Wyrm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rico Garza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garza misses with a few strikes there.
Garza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wyrm counters with a one-two to the body.
That kick from Garza tenderised Wyrm's leg. Wyrm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wyrm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wyrm slips a jab and a cross from Garza.
Wyrm throws out a powerful jab.
Garza tried to score with a low kick but Wyrm checks it.
Garza moves out of range of the leg kick from Wyrm.
Rico Garza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wyrm gets a takedown into half guard.
Garza pushes Wyrm off looking to stand but Wyrm dives back in and keeps control.
Wyrm drops an elbow to the side of Garza's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyrm is working for a kimura but Garza is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Wyrm there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Wyrm connects with a nice short shot to Garza's temple.
Garza is staying active underneath Wyrm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garza pushes Wyrm off looking to stand but Wyrm dives back in and keeps control.
Garza has hold of Wyrm's hands but Wyrm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wyrm lands strikes from half guard.
Garza kicks off Wyrm and gets to his feet.
Wyrm misses with the combination.
Garza fails to land with a series of punches.
Garza misses with a few strikes there.
Wyrm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyrm tries to control but Garza wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyrm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyrm landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that Garza really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Wyrm.
Wyrm lands a nice shot to the head.
Garza is trying to stand.
Wyrm lands a big elbow.
Garza is trying to stand up.
Wyrm controlling the pace for now.
Winston Wyrm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wyrm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wyrm controlling the pace for now.
Wyrm landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wyrm working Garza over with strikes here.
Wyrm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wyrm cracks Garza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garza tries to buck Wyrm off but he can't manage it.
Wyrm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
You get the feeling that Garza really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wyrm controlling the position easily from mount.
Garza tries to buck Wyrm off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garza is trying to stand.
Wyrm working the ground and pound effectively.
Wyrm lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyrm landing shots from mount.
Garza is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wyrm with a couple of short strikes.
Garza taking shots to the head.
Wyrm with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garza tries to buck Wyrm off but he can't manage it.
Wyrm working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wyrm scoring with strikes but Garza is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Wyrm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rico Garza's cut.
That's time! Garza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wyrm throws a right and a left that Garza avoids nicely.
Garza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wyrm circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garza.
Rico Garza is winning the standup battle so far.
Garza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wyrm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wyrm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wyrm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wyrm is nestled in close to Garza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyrm is keen to just control but Garza is a slippery customer.
Wyrm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garza has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garza pushes Wyrm off and gets back to his feet.
Garza needs to keep his hands up - Wyrm had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wyrm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza throws a series of strikes that have Wyrm backpedaling.
Garza swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Garza. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Wyrm catches Garza right on the button with a cross.
Garza looks to land a combination but Wyrm avoids it well.
Garza throws a leg kick but Wyrm moved away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wyrm.
Wyrm trying to control the position but Garza is working away.
Wyrm throws an elbow but Garza slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wyrm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wyrm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garza sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Garza is pushing Wyrm's head away, looking to escape. Wyrm manages to hold on to the position though.
Wyrm happy to just control the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garza wants to get back to his feet.
Wyrm grinds an elbow into Garza's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wyrm is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Garza is trying to escape and Wyrm transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Garza is forced to tap! Nice work there by Wyrm! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Winston Wyrm!
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