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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Garces (ranked 8055 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philippe Lumberjacques (ranked 8220 p4p, 0 weight class). Lumberjacques has chosen Lumberjack Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Garces!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philippe Lumberjacques!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garces bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garces connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lumberjacques some visible discomfort.
Garces is trying to ground and pound but Lumberjacques uses the momentary lack of control by Garces to regain half guard.
Garces thows a huge punch but Lumberjacques dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garces is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garces is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garces is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lumberjacques doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garces.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumberjacques keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garces throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garces is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lumberjacques wants to stand back up but Garces manages to pass into side control.
Lumberjacques is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garces has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garces tries to score with some ground and pound. Lumberjacques controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjacques wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Garces wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lumberjacques keeps working.
Garces is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lumberjacques is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garces is staying tight to Lumberjacques's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Garces with the ground and pound but Lumberjacques regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Garces is looking to take a break and control but Lumberjacques is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garces missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lumberjacques pushes Garces off and gets back to his feet.
Lumberjacques's coach down at Spar Bros was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lumberjacques's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lumberjacques wants to clinch.
Garces darts in and clinches Lumberjacques up against the cage.
Garces escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garces shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lumberjacques is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garces breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garces circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garces counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lumberjacques is looking to clinch.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch there but Garces circles away.
And Garces counters with a quick kick to the body but Lumberjacques blocks it.
Garces rushes Lumberjacques and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lumberjacques trying to control the position but instead, Garces has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lumberjacques into the cage.
Lumberjacques throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garces blocks it with crossed arms.
Garces jumps guard but Lumberjacques turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garces lands with a right to the head.
Lumberjacques is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lumberjacques is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garces is keeping busy.
Lumberjacques with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Garces dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garces keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Garces misses the target.
Lumberjacques tries to close the distance and clinch but Garces swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch up.
Garces throws a counter high kick but Lumberjacques was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lumberjacques tries to close the distance and clinch but Garces swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garces closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lumberjacques to the mat! Lumberjacques manages to get full guard.
Garces keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lumberjacques's head.
Garces connects with a couple of short punches.
Garces wants to pass the guard but Lumberjacques is keeping the position.
Lumberjacques wants to stand up but Garces is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumberjacques has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Garces off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garces or perhaps it was just good defense by Lumberjacques, which made it look bad.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch up but Garces circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch up but Garces circles away and keeps his distance.
Lumberjacques doesn't manage to clinch there - Garces circles away.
As Lumberjacques tries to get set, Garces tries to push him back and clinch up but Lumberjacques manages to avoid the attempt.
Garces closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garces has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Garces goes for an armbar but Lumberjacques turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lumberjacques.
Garces looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lumberjacques passes into half guard.
Lumberjacques decides to return to a standing position.
Lumberjacques wants to clinch.
Garces tries to counter with a takedown but Lumberjacques is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjacques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garces tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lumberjacques manages to circle out of the way.
Lumberjacques looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch but Garces moves out of range.
Garces looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Philippe Lumberjacques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lumberjacques moves in looking to clinch but Garces pushes him off.
Lumberjacques wants to clinch up but Garces keeps it at a distance.
Garces looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lumberjacques!
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!
Lumberjacques is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garces wants to control but Lumberjacques is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjacques defending against the ground and pound.
Garces creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Garces lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Garces wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lumberjacques keeps working.
Garces stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lumberjacques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch up but Garces circles away and keeps his distance.
Lumberjacques is looking to clinch but Garces is avoiding it.
Garces is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lumberjacques fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjacques darts in trying to clinch
and Garces counters with a two punch combo.
Garces is looking to land body kicks.
Lumberjacques appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lumberjacques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garces paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garces misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lumberjacques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garces lands with a nice combination. Lumberjacques backs away looking to recover.
Lumberjacques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garces paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miguel Garces is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lumberjacques is looking to clinch.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garces manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Garces circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Garces dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lumberjacques tries to clinch up but Garces circles away and keeps his distance.
Lumberjacques fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garces lands with a shot to the body.
Garces throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lumberjacques tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Garces is in Lumberjacques's guard.
Garces sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garces throws an elbow that misses. Lumberjacques uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garces's guard. Nice move by Lumberjacques!
Garces avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumberjacques throwing strikes from guard but Garces blocks nicely.
Garces looking for subs off his back but Lumberjacques has passed one foot through into half guard.
Garces looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumberjacques missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garces actively working from the bottom here.
Garces is holding on to half guard well.
Garces makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lumberjacques fails with a takedown attempt.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch but Garces is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjacques wants to clinch up but Garces keeps it at a distance.
Garces fails to land the takedown.
Lumberjacques shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garces but Garces pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lumberjacques moves in looking to clinch but Garces pushes him off.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch but Garces moves out of range.
Garces fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garces keeps the fight on the outside.
Lumberjacques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garces swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lumberjacques is looking to clinch but Garces is avoiding it.
Lumberjacques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garces throws a push kick but Lumberjacques slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garces keeps the fight on the outside.
Garces misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Garces. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lumberjacques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garces went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garces manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lumberjacques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lumberjacques moves in looking to clinch but Garces pushes him off.
Lumberjacques is looking to clinch.
Lumberjacques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garces paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lumberjacques takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lumberjacques tries to clinch there but Garces circles away.
Lumberjacques moves in looking to clinch but Garces pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjacques doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garces counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lumberjacques misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lumberjacques pushes off an throws an elbow but Garces leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lumberjacques using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garces has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Philippe Lumberjacques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lumberjacques gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garces.
Garces stalling the fight.
Lumberjacques connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garces's face.
Garces has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lumberjacques after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lumberjacques using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garces has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumberjacques landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garces throws a head punch that misses.
Miguel Garces is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lumberjacques with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Garces showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garces, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Garces!
Miguel Garces decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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