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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Redford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Redford!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Garcia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Redford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Redford persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Redford actively working from the bottom here.
Redford actively working from the bottom here.
Redford throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Redford has one foot on Garcia's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Redford fails with a takedown attempt.
Matt Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Redford.
Redford shoots in and bounces Garcia off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Redford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Redford is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Redford pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Redford.
Redford decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Redford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Redford drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Redford as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Garcia screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Redford! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hank Redford!
Hank Redford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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