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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edson Garcia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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32
130 lbs
29 - 47 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edson Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Pending!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Pending does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia throws a combination. Pending tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcia clinches.
A short left from Garcia.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pending's elbow.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pending tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pending backwards.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pending is rocked!
Pending has Garcia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pending is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Pending changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pending seems to have recovered his senses.
Edson Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Pending.
Garcia misses with a body punch
so Pending counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Garcia wants to stand up but Pending is controlling him.
Pending works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pending trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Pending tries to pass.
Pending trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Pending drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Garcia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pending has Garcia in his guard.
Pending looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pending working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pending has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pending is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
Pending looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pending should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pending working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia stands and steps away. Pending gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pending takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Pending is working for takedown but Garcia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Garcia.
Pending jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Pending around his waist. Pending gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pending tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pending or not.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pending takes a shot to the head.
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 Edson Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Pending takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pending drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Garcia swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pending's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Garcia!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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