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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Garcia (ranked 3034 p4p, 391 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 1418 p4p, 188 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Guantanamera - Los Paraguayos. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucks throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Trucks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia moves out of range as Trucks strikes.
Trucks checks the leg kick.
Trucks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trucks throws out the jab.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Trucks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Trevor Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Trucks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
We've been hearing reports that Garcia has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Trucks circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Trucks to counter with a crisp jab.
Trucks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot by Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trucks looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trucks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Trucks misses.
Nice straight punches there by Trucks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trucks.
Trucks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trucks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trucks thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trucks defends it nicely.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trucks.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trucks throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trucks misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trucks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trucks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Trucks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Trucks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trucks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trucks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trevor Garcia's cut is getting worse.
Trucks throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trucks.
Trucks misses the shot to the body.
Trucks misses with a lunging right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Trucks had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trucks.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trucks.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Trucks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trucks to score with a decent uppercut.
Trucks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trucks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Trucks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is rocked!
Trevor Garcia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Trucks's leg but Trucks calmly moves out of range.
Trucks misses with a hook.
Garcia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trucks just manages to avoid it.
Trucks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Trucks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trucks.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Trucks works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Trucks misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
A big right from Trucks misses.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia defending well as Trucks loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Trucks saw that one coming.
Trucks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trucks tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Trucks enables Garcia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trucks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Trucks has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Garcia has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Trucks.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trucks presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trucks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trucks can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Trucks has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trucks loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Trucks scores with a shot to the body.
Trucks stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trucks swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Trucks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trucks misses with a punch on the inside.
Trucks misses with some punches.
Trucks misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trucks has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trucks has him pressed against the cage.
Trucks misses with the head strike.
Garcia is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Trucks.
Garcia tries to circle away but Trucks has him pinned against the cage.
Trucks keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trucks lands a shoulder strike.
Trucks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia has Trucks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trucks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Trucks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Trucks lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trucks looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Trucks misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Garcia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Trucks misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Trucks misses its intended target.
Trucks staying out of range there.
Trucks unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Trucks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trucks throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to land a combination. Trucks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Trucks throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trucks.
Trucks connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Trucks misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Derek Trucks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trucks but Trucks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trucks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trucks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trucks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trucks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Trucks.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trucks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Trucks is controlling the position.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Trucks.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trucks gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
Trucks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trucks fails to land.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia slips a straight right by Trucks.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Trucks avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Trucks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trucks lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Trucks works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Trucks lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Trucks misses.
Trucks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Derek Trucks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trucks's corner calls for a 1-2. Trucks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trucks throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Trucks.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trucks misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Trucks avoids nicely.
Trucks is looking to clinch.
Trucks scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Trucks. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Trucks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trucks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trucks misses with a looping right.
Trucks tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trucks closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trevor Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trucks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Trucks.
Trucks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Trucks avoids nicely.
A left lands for Trucks.
Trucks tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia is looking for a counter combo.
Trucks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Trucks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Trucks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia throws a one two combo.
Trucks throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Jeez, Trevor Garcia's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trucks.
Trucks throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Trucks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Trucks keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trucks misses with a wild body shot.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trucks misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Trucks circles away.
Trucks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Trucks gets tackled into the cage by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Trucks working aggressively here.
Trucks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trevor Garcia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Derek Trucks!
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