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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Bice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Drake feat Lil Wayne -Right Above It. Bice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Witness - Bo Bice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Bice!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnny Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Bice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bice has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Bice ducks down to avoid it.
Bice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Bice lands a head shot.
Bice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bice.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bice circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Bice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a hook
so Bice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bice wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bice drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
Bice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Bice's face as Garcia controls the position.
Bice is trying to get back to half guard.
Bice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bice keeps trying to improve his position.
Garcia gets to mount! Bice was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Bice gets back to half guard.
Garcia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bice wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bice actively working from the bottom here.
Bice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Bice dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia stalks Bice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bice's face. Bice staggers backwards, shaken.
Bice throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.
Bice looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Bice connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bice working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bice 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 Bice has Garcia in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bice is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Bice looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Garcia passes into side control.
Bice is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bice tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Garcia presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bice really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bo Bice has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bice is looking to escape.
Bice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
Bice can't escape the position.
Bice manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bice tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bice wants to get back to full guard.
Bice looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bice is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Bice 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!
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Bice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bice circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Bice avoids them all with ease.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Bice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Bice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Bice avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Bice moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Bice is out of range.
Bice shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnny Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Bice.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Bice is out of range.
Bice thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bice.
Bice swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Bice ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia slips a jab from Bice.
Johnny Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bice with a hook.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Bice's shoulder, as Bice tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bice back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Bice moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bice is defended easily by Garcia.
Bice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia clobbers Bice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnny Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Bice checks a leg kick.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Bice counters with a shoot takedown. Garcia fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnny Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bice throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Bice is working Garcia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bice stops Garcia from standing up.
Bice drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bice is looking to regain half guard here but Garcia keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Bice!
Bo Bice tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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