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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorka Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommie Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gorka Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Garcia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garcia won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Garcia gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Garcia manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
Garcia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brown puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia is trying to control but Brown passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brown is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia stands up from Brown's guard - Garcia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown pushes Garcia off looking to stand but Garcia dives back in and keeps control.
Garcia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Garcia prevents Brown from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia prevents Brown from standing back up.
Brown trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brown manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garcia on his heels. He'll look to pass Garcia's guard now, I'm sure.
Brown postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brown escapes and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorka Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown is looking to escape.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Garcia is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown tries to kick Garcia off in order to stand up. Garcia Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Garcia works to advance to full mount. Brown defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garcia looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Garcia is taking a breather. Brown says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Brown trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Brown is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garcia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Garcia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorka Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Garcia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gorka Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Brown throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia postures up.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Garcia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia has an active guard here but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
Tommie Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorka Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gorka Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorka Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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