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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakkar stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drakkar tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Drakkar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drakkar tries to clinch up.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Drakkar moves away and avoids it.
Garcia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia pushes Drakkar away with a front kick.
Drakkar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drakkar instigates a clinch.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drakkar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drakkar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drakkar is out of range.
Drakkar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drakkar scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Drakkar.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drakkar manages to avoid it.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drakkar pinned against the cage. Drakkar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drakkar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drakkar moves into the clinch.
Drakkar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
Drakkar stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Drakkar lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drakkar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Drakkar is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drakkar down to the mat. Drakkar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drakkar throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Drakkar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcia will feel that in the morning.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Drakkar's shoulder, as Drakkar tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drakkar.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drakkar's waist but Drakkar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia swings for the body but Drakkar moves out of range.
Drakkar misses with the combination.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Drakkar seems unphased.
Drakkar lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Ivan Drakkar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drakkar connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drakkar.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Drakkar. Those never looked like landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drakkar - that will leave a mark!
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drakkar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia tries to work over Drakkar's front leg with a kick but Drakkar checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drakkar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drakkar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drakkar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drakkar throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
A jab from Drakkar finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
Drakkar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Drakkar moves out of range.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drakkar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Drakkar lands a nice shot that snaps Garcia's head back.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drakkar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Garcia misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Drakkar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drakkar.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drakkar 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garcia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drakkar - the referee stops the clock and Garcia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drakkar. Garcia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Drakkar tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Drakkar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drakkar cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damien Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Drakkar counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drakkar connects with the punch.
Drakkar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Drakkar misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Good leg kick by Drakkar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Drakkar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Drakkar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drakkar backs up against the cage.
Drakkar throws a head kick that Garcia semi-blocks.
Drakkar throws a good cross that connects.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drakkar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drakkar closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drakkar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
Drakkar misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia is working for takedown but Drakkar is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia dodges an elbow strike from Drakkar.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drakkar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drakkar scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Drakkar is defending well.
Nice elbow from Drakkar.
Garcia is working for takedown but Drakkar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drakkar throws an elbow that misses.
Drakkar leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drakkar down to the mat. Drakkar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drakkar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drakkar scores with a punch to the head.
Drakkar lands a head kick. Garcia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drakkar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Drakkar had a free shot at his head there.
Drakkar looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Drakkar is just out of range.
Drakkar darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakkar crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Drakkar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drakkar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Drakkar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drakkar throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Drakkar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Drakkar throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drakkar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcia slips under a jab from Drakkar.
Drakkar darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Drakkar.
Drakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Drakkar.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Drakkar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drakkar throws an elbow but misses.
Drakkar misses with a knee strike.
Drakkar stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Drakkar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Garcia lands a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garcia prevents Drakkar from getting back to his feet.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drakkar trying to control the position here.
Drakkar trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Drakkar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drakkar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drakkar. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Drakkar instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Drakkar stalling the fight.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drakkar.
Drakkar missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drakkar.
Ivan Drakkar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drakkar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drakkar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drakkar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drakkar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow.
Drakkar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Drakkar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Drakkar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakkar stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Drakkar throws an elbow that misses.
Damien Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drakkar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drakkar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drakkar!
A very excited looking Ivan Drakkar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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