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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Evora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evora comes to the cage accompanied by D.A.D. - Bad Craziness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Evora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Garza!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evora drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garza wants to sweep here but Evora controlling him for the moment.
Evora trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
Evora distracts Garza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Evora is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evora. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evora trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
Garza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evora looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlos Evora.
Garza scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza sizes up Evora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evora fails with a takedown attempt.
Garza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garza scores with a nice right hand.
Garza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garza connects with the punch.
Marcos Garza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evora circles away quickly and effectively.
Garza misses with a straight right.
Garza misses with a double jab.
Garza throws a series of punches but Evora moves out of range.
Evora drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garza keeping moving, preventing Evora from controlling successfully.
Evora forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evora is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garza defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garza controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evora works his foot free and advances to mount.
Evora has hold of Garza's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Garza manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Evora trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Evora looking to ground and pound but Garza is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza is trying desperately to improve position.
Evora is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Garza to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Garza shrugs it off.
Evora looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evora landing strikes, looking to finish!
Evora wants to control the pace but Garza is squirming around nicely.
Garza can't escape the position.
Evora really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Evora with the ground and pound from mount.
Garza working to try and regain half guard.
Garza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Evora cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garza can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evora with the ground and pound from mount.
Evora is landing with some decent strikes but Garza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Garza is squirming around, avoiding Evora's attempts to control the action.
Evora is really struggling to control Garza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Garza blocking the ground and pound.
Garza is trying desperately to improve position.
Evora trying to control but Garza is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evora with good strikes from the mount here!
Evora looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Evora 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.
Garza throws a leg kick but Evora sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Garza misses.
Garza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evora circles away quickly and effectively.
Garza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evora.
Garza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evora is out of range and Garza settles back down.
Garza misses with a body shot.
Garza throws a right hand that Evora ducks under and follows up with a left that Evora also avoids with ease.
Marcos Garza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evora shoots for a double leg takedown but Garza sprawls well. He's pushed Evora's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garza misses with a low kick.
Garza scores with a jab to the body.
Evora shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garza throws a low kick but Evora moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evora takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evora.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Evora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garza.
Evora shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carlos Evora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garza struggling a bit here.
Garza tries to bench press Evora off him but Evora keeps the position.
Garza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Evora.
Evora 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.
Garza is looking to reverse the position.
Evora postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Evora looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evora trying to control the action but Garza is working from the bottom.
Garza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evora tries to advance to mount but Garza denies him.
Garza is looking to reverse the position.
Evora is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garza has escaped the position, nice work there.
Evora tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Evora is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garza's back!
Evora lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Evora.
Evora is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Garza tries to roll but Evora sticks to his back.
Garza looking very determined here, making life difficult for Evora.
Garza is trying to break free.
Evora patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Garza can't escape the position.
Evora is working for a rear naked choke. Garza is not defending it well and Evora has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Garza refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Garza's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Evora!
Carlos Evora decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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