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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulwiha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia throws the left hand but Boulwiha avoids the punch easily.
Boulwiha fails with the takedown.
Garcia throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Boulwiha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia throws a right hand that Boulwiha ducks under and follows up with a left that Boulwiha also avoids with ease.
Boulwiha drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garcia sprawls and moves away.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Boulwiha attempts a counter takedown but Garcia avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Boulwiha is just out of range.
Garcia has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boulwiha on the side of the head.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boulwiha counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
Garcia is trying to control Boulwiha's posture but Boulwiha avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulwiha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boulwiha lands a nice forearm strike.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Boulwiha working the ground and pound but Garcia is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Boulwiha.
Boulwiha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha working away.
Boulwiha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boulwiha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Boulwiha is controlling well.
Boulwiha trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boulwiha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia to the ground. Boulwiha is now in Garcia's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garcia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garcia has escaped and now he's on top!
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boulwiha has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Boulwiha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boulwiha haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boulwiha has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yuba Boulwiha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
Boulwiha shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boulwiha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boulwiha moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Boulwiha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boulwiha shoots and misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulwiha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boulwiha back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulwiha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Boulwiha reverses the position - he's now on top in Garcia's guard.
Boulwiha wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Boulwiha looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boulwiha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boulwiha is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Boulwiha is working from the bottom.
Boulwiha has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boulwiha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Boulwiha's legs - danger averted.
Boulwiha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia forces his way into half guard.
Boulwiha wants to get back to full guard.
Yuba Boulwiha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves into full mount! Boulwiha won't be happy about that!
Boulwiha is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boulwiha is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia wants to stand but Boulwiha is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Boulwiha can't escape the position.
Garcia tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Boulwiha has given up his back here. Will Garcia look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Garcia is looking for the choke from the back position but Boulwiha is controlling his hands well.
Garcia is hanging on to Boulwiha's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boulwiha trying to control the hands but Garcia won't let him.
Boulwiha is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Garcia looking to hold on to the position here but Boulwiha rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boulwiha's guard.
Boulwiha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boulwiha working for submissions but it's allowed Garcia to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Boulwiha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boulwiha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Boulwiha's head.
Boulwiha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boulwiha scrambles back to his feet.
Boulwiha has his takedown stuffed
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Boulwiha's leg. Boulwiha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boulwiha shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Boulwiha shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boulwiha shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Rodney Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia throws a left that rocks Boulwiha and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Garcia dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Boulwiha regain composure!
Boulwiha is rocked!
It looks like Yuba Boulwiha has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulwiha is being controlled here.
Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boulwiha struggling a bit here.
Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boulwiha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand but Boulwiha has his arm trapped.
Boulwiha gets back to half guard.
Boulwiha actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia prevents Boulwiha from improving his position.
Garcia moves into full mount! Boulwiha won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha is controlling an arm, preventing Garcia from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Boulwiha is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia wants to stand but Boulwiha is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Garcia is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Boulwiha has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Boulwiha!
Garcia trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha preventing the sweep.
Boulwiha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boulwiha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boulwiha trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Boulwiha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boulwiha trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia pulls Boulwiha in close to his closed guard and prevents Boulwiha from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garcia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuba Boulwiha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boulwiha with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boulwiha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boulwiha.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boulwiha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulwiha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulwiha lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Boulwiha's defenses.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boulwiha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boulwiha lands in his opponent's guard.
Boulwiha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garcia holds on and takes a little breather.
Garcia controls Boulwiha momentarily but Boulwiha frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulwiha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia controlling the position.
Garcia controls Boulwiha momentarily but Boulwiha frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcia misses with a hook. Boulwiha ducked under it nicely.
Boulwiha slips under a jab from Garcia.
Donk. Garcia catches Boulwiha right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boulwiha checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Boulwiha with that takedown attempt.
Rodney Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boulwiha gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia throws a counter combo.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Boulwiha's head but Boulwiha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boulwiha shoots in but no luck this time.
Boulwiha goes for a double leg but Garcia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garcia continues to drive forward.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Boulwiha persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boulwiha circles away quickly and effectively.
Boulwiha dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Boulwiha should have avoided that one.
Garcia takes a swing at Boulwiha's ribcage but misses.
Boulwiha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boulwiha shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boulwiha misses with a takedown
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia cracks the inside of Boulwiha's front leg.
Boulwiha fails with the takedown.
Boulwiha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garcia dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Yuba Boulwiha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boulwiha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia throws a jab when Boulwiha was well out of range.
Boulwiha throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Boulwiha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boulwiha.
Garcia is looking to slow Boulwiha down with leg kicks.
Boulwiha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Boulwiha moves away and avoids it.
Boulwiha darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Boulwiha into the cage.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Boulwiha off balance momentarily.
Boulwiha misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boulwiha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a jab to Boulwiha's midsection.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia lands with a nice combination. Boulwiha backs away looking to recover.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Boulwiha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Boulwiha ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Boulwiha attempts a counter takedown but Garcia avoids it well and moves away.
Boulwiha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boulwiha dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulwiha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcia working a defensive guard but Boulwiha passes into half guard.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha 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!
Garcia tries to stand but Boulwiha is controlling his head.
Garcia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boulwiha, who protects the arm well.
Boulwiha manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Garcia moves into full guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Boulwiha from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia seems keen to control Boulwiha's posture.
Boulwiha is looking to pass into half guard but Garcia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Garcia is in guard.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Boulwiha is keeping the position.
Boulwiha has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garcia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Boulwiha.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Garcia!
Rodney Garcia is the new heavyweight champion!
Rodney Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Yuba Boulwiha was interviewed post fight and said 'I smell TRT here...'.
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