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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Jordon (ranked 2566 p4p, 362 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 3757 p4p, 468 weight class). Jordon comes into the arena with Sticky Icky blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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206 lbs
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217 lbs
32 - 23 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jordon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jordon seems keen to control Garcia's posture.
Garcia stands and throws Jordon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Jordon's face as Garcia controls the position.
Garcia cracks Jordon with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garcia lands a few punches from side control.
Jordon is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia staying calm.
Garcia lands some shots froms side control.
Jordon manages to get back to half guard.
Garcia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jordon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working the head and body with strikes.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Jordon is having none of it.
Jordon gets full guard.
Jordon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia passes Jordon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jordon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jordon's guard.
Jordon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Jordon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garcia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jordon's half guard.
Garcia stalling away here and it's allowed Jordon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Jordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Jordon.
Garcia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jordon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jordon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodney Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jordon is really struggling to control Garcia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia forces his way into half guard.
Jordon wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
Garcia is keen to just control but Jordon is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon wants to control the action here but instead Garcia manages to pass to full mount!
Jordon tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Jordon is squirming around nicely.
Jordon tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Jordon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jordon's face.
Jordon gets back to half guard.
Garcia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Jordon is trying to control but Garcia manages to pass to mount!
Garcia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jordon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks Jordon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to control but Jordon wriggling away.
Garcia with good strikes from the mount here!
Garcia with good strikes from the mount here!
Jordon tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the head.
Jordon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia content just to control the position here.
Jordon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jordon looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garcia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jordon's head.
Garcia controlling from the top position.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jordon!
Garcia misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jordon dodges the ground and pound from Garcia.
Jordon tries to control but Garcia manages to take his back.
Garcia struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jordon tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon is in a horrible position here. Garcia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garcia with shots to the head and body - Jordon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia looking to ground and pound but Jordon is blocking nicely.
Garcia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks Jordon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jordon is rocked!
Garcia throwing strikes here but Jordon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jordon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jordon tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
James Jordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon is looking to improve his position but Garcia isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia controlling from mount.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Jordon to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jordon is trying to control but can't.
Jordon tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rodney Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jordon trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Garcia!
A victorious Rodney 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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