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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by Here we are Juggernaut by Coheed and Cambria. Nelson has chosen Don't Mean A Thing as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
23 - 19 - 0 |
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183 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a series of punches but Garcius avoids them all with ease.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Garcius counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Garcius.
Nelson struggling a bit here.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Garcius lands some shots froms side control.
Garcius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nelson is avoiding damage well.
Garcius throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nelson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garcius connects with a decent elbow.
Garcius in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garcius working the strikes but Nelson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius drops an elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcius decides to stand up.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcius moves into the clinch.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garcius wants to take the fight to the mat but Nelson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garcius is trying to drag Nelson to the mat but Nelson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Garcius keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Garcius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson checks a low kick from Garcius.
Garcius drives through with a takedown into Nelson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garcius stops Nelson from standing up.
Garcius landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcius throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcius is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Garcius wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Garcius prevents Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Garcius throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson pulls Garcius in close to his closed guard and prevents Garcius from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcius throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcius is one step ahead there.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garcius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Garcius moves out of range.
Garcius shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nelson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garcius throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Nelson controlling Garcius's posture.
Garcius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nelson is on top in guard.
Nelson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Garcius has Nelson pulled in close to control his posture.
Garcius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nelson is controlling him.
Garcius looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcius, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcius throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Garcius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelson blocks a head kick by Garcius.
Garcius connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcius misses with a body kick.
Nelson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nelson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcius on the side of the head.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Garcius.
A left lands for Nelson.
Garcius gets a double leg takedown into Nelson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcius distracts Nelson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcius landing with the ground and pound.
Garcius stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
Garcius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson is pulling down on Garcius's head. It's preventing any offense from Garcius, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson controls Garcius momentarily but Garcius frees himself.
Nelson pulls Garcius in close to prevent any damage.
Garcius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Nelson wants to stand but Garcius is controlling the position.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson pulls Garcius in to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Garcius controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Garcius is looking for a counter combo.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Jaius Garcius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcius.
Garcius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcius.
Garcius dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Garcius's head and hops out.
Nelson throws a counter combo.
Garcius fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nelson lunges at Garcius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcius's hand.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcius doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson misses with a low kick as Garcius jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Garcius misses.
Nelson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcius on the side of the head.
Jaius Garcius's cut is getting worse.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Garcius's body. Garcius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Garcius connects with a body shot.
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a series of strikes. Garcius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcius throws a body kick that misses.
Nelson jabs Garcius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcius at a distance.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Garcius shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson catches Garcius napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Garcius to the canvas!
Garcius is rocked!
Jaius Garcius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nelson stands up and waves to Garcius to follow him.
Oh Garcius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Garcius moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Nelson drops Garcius with a big left hand! Garcius is injured, injured bad! Nelson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Nelson!
During a confident post fight interview, Roy Nelson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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