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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Gilmour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilmour comes into the arena with i Get Knocked Down, But i Get Up Again blaring out of the sound system. Garcia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ballad Of A Dead Soulja . Roberto Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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250 lbs
24 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Gilmour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmour wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Gilmour throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilmour attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Gilmour.
Gilmour misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands with a hook. Gilmour tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilmour throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmour misses with the body kick
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gilmour tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Gilmour moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilmour.
Gilmour misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Garcia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garcia leaning against his opponent.
Gilmour working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Gilmour's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmour cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmour swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilmour misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilmour throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gilmour.
Gilmour misses with a body kick.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Gilmour.
Gilmour punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Gilmour looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilmour throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gilmour misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Gilmour misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab by Gilmour.
David Gilmour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmour looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour checks a low kick from Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Gilmour does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Gilmour throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Gilmour lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Gilmour throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Gilmour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gilmour throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gilmour.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Gilmour scores with a push kick.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Gilmour looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilmour was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Gilmour bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garcia looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia throws the left hand but Gilmour avoids the punch easily.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gilmour keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a leg kick
enabling Gilmour to counter with a crisp jab.
Gilmour dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Gilmour lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gilmour throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gilmour throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia is rocked!
Gilmour clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Gilmour unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gilmour lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
A hook to the body from Gilmour.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gilmour.
Gilmour slows down the pace here.
Gilmour doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gilmour has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gilmour lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
A body shot lands from Gilmour.
A short right from Gilmour on the inside.
Gilmour effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmour pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gilmour.
Gilmour struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Gilmour misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Gilmour 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.
Gilmour ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Gilmour slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Gilmour counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gilmour. Gilmour obviously looking to wear him down.
Gilmour fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gilmour lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmour looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gilmour.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gilmour.
Gilmour connects with a solid leg kick.
Gilmour tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Gilmour is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gilmour scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Gilmour. Gilmour maintains the clinch.
Gilmour has Garcia pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gilmour.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Gilmour.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gilmour lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Gilmour keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gilmour.
Gilmour scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilmour finish him?
Gilmour lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Gilmour effectively controlling the action here.
Garcia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Gilmour lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmour tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gilmour.
Gilmour lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gilmour throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
A short left from Gilmour.
Gilmour's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gilmour unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Garcia! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gilmour is unloading with more strikes now! Garcia drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Gilmour!
During a confident post fight interview, David Gilmour thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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