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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm
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195 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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183 cm
24
191 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 8 - 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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Kaminski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaminski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kaminski pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch. A bit of stalling here from Kaminski.
Kaminski throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia. Kaminski crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage. Kaminski working Garcia over with knees to the body. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kaminski throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaminski has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Kaminski tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garcia avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaminski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kaminski misses with a short punch on the inside. Kaminski lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off. A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaminski. Nice elbow from Kaminski. Kaminski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Kaminski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Garcia avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
Kaminski tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Kaminski back against the cage. Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Kaminski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms. Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaminski is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kaminski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaminski doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside. Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaminski. Kaminski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaminski tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Kaminski's ribs. Marcin Kaminski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kaminski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Kaminski misses with an elbow over the top. Kaminski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Kaminski.
Kaminski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kaminski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaminski darts in trying to clinch and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kaminski tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it. Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Marcin Kaminski has been cut. Kaminski is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Garcia throws a hook but Kaminski avoids it easily. Garcia fails with 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. Kaminski throws a head kick that misses. Kaminski moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kaminski after a bit of a struggle. Kaminski stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Kaminski, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it. Kaminski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kaminski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaminski misses with the combination.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaminski manages to avoid it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kaminski is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaminski. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kaminski dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marcin Kaminski's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Garcia blocks a head kick by Kaminski.
Kaminski throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it. Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kaminski tries to clinch up. Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaminski. Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaminski.
Kaminski wants to clinch. Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kaminski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Garcia is in Kaminski's guard. Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Garcia slips nicely into half guard. Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Kaminski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Kaminski is defending well. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaminski can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to Kaminski's temple. Garcia stops Kaminski from getting back to his feet.
Garcia works his way into side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaminski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garcia has just dragged him back down to the mat. Garcia controls the position. Garcia scoring with punches and elbows. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Garcia in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kaminski is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damien Garcia! Our winner, Damien Garcia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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