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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ludacris - Beast Mode. Adams has chosen 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad as his entrance music. Sergio Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JR Adams's chin.
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183 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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177 cm
37
191 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JR Adams! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garcia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adams napping and manages to drive through into side control! Adams tries to improve position but can't. Adams is being controlled here. Adams tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia is having none of it. Adams can't do much from the bottom here. Garcia tries to stand but Adams is controlling his head. Garcia stands up and we're back to a striking position. Adams throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely. A jab lands there for Garcia. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like JR Adams has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Adams lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand. A head kick misses from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it. Adams throws a head kick that misses. Garcia goes for a double leg but Adams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adams continues to drive forward. Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses. Garcia walks into a left hand. Sergio Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Adams tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range. Adams thows a left - swing and a miss! Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Adams. Garcia tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot. Garcia lands with a hook. Adams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Adams's head back.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Adams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Adams closes the distance and clinches. Garcia working hard to break the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land. Garcia lands a left hand.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body. Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance. Garcia keeps the fight on the outside. Garcia appears to be looking for a counter takedown. The fight moves into the clinch position. A short uppercut from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch. Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not. Garcia lands a shot to the body. Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage. Adams tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Adams pulls guard. Garcia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Garcia wants to stand but Adams has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Adams wants to sweep but no luck. Adams working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia tries to stand but Adams is controlling from the bottom. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy. Garcia wants to stand but Adams is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Adams. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that round. The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head. Adams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Adams only half commits to the counter leg kick. Adams digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs. Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around? Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks. Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A shot in the inside from Adams. Garcia lands an uppercut. Adams misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Adams working aggressively here.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head. Adams misses with a short punch on the inside. Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action! Good body shot from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia. Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Adams pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow. Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head. A body shot lands from Garcia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia. Adams has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Sergio Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far. Adams misses with a body punch.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards. Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land. A shot in the inside from Garcia. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch. Adams gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks. JR Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Sergio Garcia is winning the standup battle so far. Adams tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance. Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range. Garcia throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Adams tumbling to the canvas!
Adams is rocked!
That has opened up JR Adams's cut even more. Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Adams is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him? Adams is looking to sweep but instead, Garcia has passed into half guard.
Garcia gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick. Adams seems to have recovered his senses. Garcia connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Adams! He's out on his feet! Garcia rushes in and drops Adams with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergio Garcia! A relieved looking Sergio Garcia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. JR Adams spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't this terrible?!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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