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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Landa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landa comes to the cage accompanied by Ich tu dir weh - Rammstein. Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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164 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Landa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landa throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landa.
Landa lands a nice looking body kick.
Landa misses the shot to the body.
Garcia slips under a jab from Landa.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Landa.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Landa looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Landa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Landa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hans Landa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landa punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia moves forwards but Landa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Landa throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Landa thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Landa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Landa lands with a shot to the body.
Landa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Landa's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garcia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landa keeps working.
Garcia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Landa is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Landa is just riding it out for now. Garcia eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Landa dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but Landa defending well.
Landa trying to control here.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Landa is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Landa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia is looking for a kimura here.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Landa is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garcia postures up.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Landa keeps moving.
Landa trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Landa is retaining full 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 Hans Landa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Landa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Landa looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
Landa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head.
Landa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Hans Landa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Landa tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landa.
Landa throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landa misses with a body kick.
Landa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Landa misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Landa throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Landa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Landa.
Landa thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Landa looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Landa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Landa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Landa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Landa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Landa swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Landa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Landa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Landa which made him look bad.
Hans Landa is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia dives in and grabs Landa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Landa pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out.
Landa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Hans Landa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. Landa catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Landa slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hans Landa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Garcia.
Landa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Landa but Landa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Landa lands a two punch combo.
Landa lands a jab-cross combination.
Landa throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four 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!
Some wild striking there from Landa.
Landa connects with a single shot there.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landa.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Oooh a lovely combination from Landa sends Garcia down but not out. Landa dives into side control looking to finish.
Garcia is rocked!
Landa working the ground and pound from side control.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Landa finish him?
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Landa advances nicely into full mount.
Landa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Landa landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Garcia covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Landa!
A relieved looking Hans Landa 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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