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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Stephens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Garcia's chin.
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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World class MT
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Garcia!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Garcia gets a clinch.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stephens throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Garcia gets control of Stephens's arms and successfully pulls guard. Garcia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stephens is looking to advance position but Garcia has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stephens hang on?
Garcia tries to control but Stephens wriggling away.
Garcia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stephens slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working Stephens over with strikes.
Stephens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcia.
Garcia works his way into full mount!
Stephens tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia raining down shots from the mount!
Stephens is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stephens tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to try and get back to his feet.
Garcia tries to control but Stephens wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia content just to control the position here.
Garcia lands a big elbow.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Stephens is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stephens is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia goes for an armbar but Stephens turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stephens.
Stephens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Stephens postures up.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Stephens from controlling successfully.
Garcia 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.
Stephens trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stephens manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has gone for a leg lock! Stephens slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garcia's guard.
Stephens looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stephens has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Garcia has passed into side control.
Garcia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stephens is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stephens gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Garcia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stephens gets caught napping as Garcia dives in and scores a takedown. Stephens manages to retain guard.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stephens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Stephens keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Stephens keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens working for submissions but it's allowed Garcia to get to half guard.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura but Stephens is defending well.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Stephens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stephens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Stephens is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gabriel Garcia!
A victorious Gabriel Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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