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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
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217 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sacana doesn't seem bothered though.
Sacana ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Sacana counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sacana wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Sacana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Sacana goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Garcia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sacana's guard! Nice work there by Garcia!
Sacana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sacana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
Sacana stops Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Sacana is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sacana wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Sacana is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Sacana eventually gives up the hold.
Sacana is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Sacana eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sacana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sacana wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sacana stops Garcia from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacana trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia has his hands clasped together around Sacana's back. He's all about the action.
Sacana is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sacana is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Sacana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sacana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Sacana shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torrelio Sacana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sacana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sacana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Garcia throws a jab when Sacana was well out of range.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Sacana's shoulder, as Sacana tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torrelio Sacana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Garcia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sacana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sacana somewhat.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Sacana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
Sacana drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is staying active underneath Sacana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sacana prevents Garcia from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sacana is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sacana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Sacana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Sacana raining down shots from the mount!
Sacana moves to back control.
Sacana is throwing shots to the body but Garcia manages to wriggle free. Sacana pounces on him again and ends up in Garcia's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Sacana tries to pass.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Sacana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sacana tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Sacana throwing strikes but missing.
Sacana wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Sacana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sacana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sacana is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Sacana works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Garcia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sacana goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Sacana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia is fighting to break Sacana's control of his arms but Sacana is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torrelio Sacana dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sacana shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Sacana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sacana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sacana on the side of the head.
Fernando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a hook but Sacana avoids it easily.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sacana drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sacana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sacana wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sacana trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sacana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torrelio Sacana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sacana drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sacana prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Sacana trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sacana is controlling him.
Sacana trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sacana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garcia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Torrelio Sacana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Sacana counters with a shoot takedown. Garcia fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Sacana is having none of it.
Sacana trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Sacana passes Garcia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sacana lands a nice short elbow.
Sacana is working for a kimura here but Garcia manages to reverse the position and he's now in Sacana's guard.
Sacana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacana wants to control the position but Garcia says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sacana is looking to improve his position.
Sacana is working hard here to advance position.
Torrelio Sacana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torrelio Sacana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sacana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torrelio Sacana!
Torrelio Sacana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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