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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garza comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. Thomas has chosen Lets Go as his entrance music. Rico Garza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Thomas's chin.
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155 lbs
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154 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 - 13 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garza on his heels. He'll look to pass Garza's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garza pushes Thomas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Garza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garza throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garza.
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into Garza's guard.
Thomas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garza wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas stands up over Garza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thomas prevents Garza from getting back to his feet.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Garza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas postures up in Garza's guard and throws a big left but Garza blocks it.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Garza blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thomas stops Garza from standing up.
Thomas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Thomas pushes Garza up against the cage in a clinch.
Garza is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Thomas jumps guard.
Thomas is looking for a triangle but Garza pushes his legs off easily.
Garza is looking to stand up but Thomas won't let him.
Thomas is working an open guard so Garza takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Garza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rico Garza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garza blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thomas trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
Garza pushes Thomas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Garza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thomas won't allow Garza to get back to his feet.
Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garza wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
Garza is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Garza blocks nicely.
Thomas prevents Garza from getting back to his feet.
Thomas trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
Garza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garza kicks Thomas off and gets to his feet.
Garza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Garza throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza misses with a leg kick.
Thomas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Garza to get to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garza is looking to score with low kicks.
Garza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garza tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Garza.
Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garza's half guard.
Thomas moves nicely into side control.
Thomas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garza 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.
Thomas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garza tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thomas is in Garza's guard.
Jake Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas chips away with some ground and pound.
Garza wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Garza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garza has his feet on Thomas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Oooooh!!! Garza has knocked Thomas down with a huge combo! Garza steps away and waves a wobbly Thomas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Thomas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garza tries to sprawl but Thomas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Garza kicks off Thomas and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thomas.
Thomas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Garza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garza prevents Thomas from improving position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garza tries to escape but Thomas is in control.
Thomas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thomas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garza wants to get back to his feet but Thomas drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza is trying to buck Thomas off.
Thomas working the head and body with strikes.
Garza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thomas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garza is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thomas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garza pushes Thomas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thomas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thomas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garza is pushing Thomas's head away, looking to escape. Thomas manages to hold on to the position though.
Thomas staying calm.
Garza wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thomas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thomas working the ground and pound.
Garza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Thomas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Garza.
Thomas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garza's guard.
Garza wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Garza keeps moving.
Garza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas prevents Garza from getting back to his feet.
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garza is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thomas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garza is trying to keep an underhook but Thomas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garza is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garza is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Garza tries to kick Thomas off but Thomas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas drops an elbow to the side of Garza's head.
Thomas prevents Garza from standing back up.
Thomas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garza sees it coming and defends easily.
Garza kicks off Thomas and gets to his feet.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garza misses with the combination.
Thomas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thomas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garza!
Garza really wants to buck Thomas off and get back to his feet.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - Garza looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas working the ground and pound effectively.
Garza is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thomas looking to secure an arm triangle but Garza defends it well.
Garza is trying to stand.
Garza trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza taking shots to the head.
Thomas cracks Garza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garza really wants to buck Thomas off and get back to his feet.
Thomas working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Garza turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Thomas off and cradles Garza's limp body as Thomas celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jake Thomas!
A relieved looking Jake Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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