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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kylo Jahr (ranked 5024 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Garcia (ranked 5295 p4p, 0 weight class). Enzo Garcia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kylo Jahr's chin.
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175 cm
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178 lbs
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180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kylo Jahr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Garcia! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick. A jab lands there for Garcia. Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab. Jahr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia. Jahr scores with a jab to the body. Garcia misses with a shot to the body letting Jahr counter with a right hand. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia clobbers Jahr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Jahr throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily. Jahr swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a counter combo. Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action! Jahr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
Jahr misses with a looping left. Kylo Jahr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick. Jahr throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Jahr throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily. Jahr instigates a clinch. Jahr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards. Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jahr has him pressed against the cage. Jahr has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jahr moves out of range as Garcia strikes. Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jahr was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia. Jahr closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage. Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Garcia misses with a combination
and Jahr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away. Donk. Jahr catches Garcia right on the button with a cross. Jahr shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense. Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Jahr is just out of range. Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jahr. Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Jahr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily. Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss! A jab from Jahr misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Jahr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Jahr misses with a straight left. Jahr closes the distance and clinches. Jahr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Garcia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Enzo Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Garcia looks winded! A swing and a miss from Garcia. Jahr clinches with his opponent.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Jahr. Jahr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garcia blocks a body shot from Jahr. Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Jahr has double underhooks. Jahr scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head. Jahr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia tries to break free but Jahr pushes him back against the cage. Garcia blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia. Jahr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Jahr has him pressed against the cage. Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jahr scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jahr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Jahr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jahr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Jahr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jahr looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range. Jahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jahr, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good shot there by Garcia. Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Jahr. Garcia throws out a counter right but Jahr avoids it with no problem. Jahr moves into the clinch. Jahr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jahr lands a hook to the side of the head. A short left from Jahr. A short right from Jahr. Garcia takes a shot to the head. Still in the clinch, Jahr scores with a nice short uppercut. Jahr lands a nice uppercut. Jahr lands with a light punch inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Jahr. Jahr lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jahr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards. Jahr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jahr. A right hand to the body from Jahr.
Jahr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jahr working some nice short punches in the clinch. Jahr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head. Jahr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Garcia takes a shot to the head. Jahr scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylo Jahr dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jahr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Jahr misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jahr. Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jahr misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Garcia cracks Jahr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Jahr misses with an uppercut. Jahr stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Jahr forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches. Jahr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jahr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards. A short right from Jahr on the inside. 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! Garcia manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jahr misses the target. A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia!
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Jahr. Garcia throws a hook but Jahr blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Jahr avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jahr throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia. Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Garcia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Garcia is breathing heavily. Jahr closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage. Jahr lands a body shot. Jahr scores with a shoulder strike. Jahr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away. Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A left lands for Jahr. Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Jahr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. This has been an exciting period of action! Jahr just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there. Jahr misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia misses with a looping right. Garcia lands with a hook. Jahr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Jahr takes the fight into the clinch. Garcia tries to break the clinch but Jahr is controlling the position. Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jahr just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jahr. A jab from Jahr misses. Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Jahr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around? Jahr misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming. Jahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it. No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away. Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Jahr. Enzo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jahr throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Garcia misses. Jahr doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Jahr lands a slapping body shot.
Jahr looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range. Jahr tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot. Garcia misses the jab. Jahr scores with a nice head shot. Garcia misses with a low kick. Enzo Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jahr misses with a looping left. Jahr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away. Jahr throws a body shot but no joy. The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jahr doesn't seem phased though. Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss! Jahr connects with a body shot. An inside leg kick from Garcia misses. Jahr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A swing and a miss from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jahr. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Jahr misses with a wild body shot. Jahr avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jahr scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jahr connects with a single shot there. Jahr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jahr dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it. Jahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away. Jahr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Garcia dips to his left and cracks Jahr with an uppercut! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick. Jahr looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Jahr down. Jahr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kylo Jahr will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jahr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Jahr backs off Garcia throws a huge counter combo but Jahr manages to avoid it all. Garcia misses with a double jab.
Jahr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Garcia looks to land a right hand but Jahr moved out of range. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Jahr misses with a wild body shot. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Jahr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react. Garcia throws the left hand but Jahr avoids the punch easily. A counter left hand to the body from Jahr misses its target. Garcia jabs Jahr right on the nose. Jahr blinks but takes it well. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia connects with the punch. Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Garcia throws a series of punches but Jahr moves out of range. Jahr tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it. Jahr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jahr moves out of range of the strikes. A looping hook to the body misses from Jahr. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jahr tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it. Jahr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses. Jahr drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Jahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away. Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Garcia defending well as Jahr loads up on a big left hand. Jahr slips under a jab. Garcia swings for the body but Jahr moves out of range.
Jahr looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range. Garcia misses with a hook. Jahr ducked under it nicely. Garcia misses with an uppercut. Jahr saw that one coming. Jahr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Jahr misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a body punch but Jahr moves out of range. Jahr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. A big left from Jahr misses. Garcia is looking for the big counter here. Jahr slips a straight right by Garcia. Jahr is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A looping hook to the body misses from Jahr. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia misses with an uppercut. Garcia misses with a straight left. Jahr misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming. Jahr misses the shot to the body. Jahr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jahr off to one side. Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jahr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Jahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jahr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with a hook. Jahr slips a straight right by Garcia. It looked like Jahr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia. Jahr throws a hook but Garcia blocks it. Garcia slips a jab from Jahr. Garcia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jahr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Jahr defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand. Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Jahr. Jahr maintains the clinch. Garcia tries to break free but Jahr pushes him back against the cage. Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jahr. Jahr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kylo Jahr has scored more points in the clinch so far. Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Garcia sizes up Jahr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Garcia throws a right and a left that Jahr avoids nicely. Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jahr. Jahr with a jab. Jahr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Jahr. Jahr misses with a wild body shot. Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jahr misses with a body shot.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. 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! A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target. Jahr stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Garcia misses with a hook. Jahr misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely. Jahr connects with a body shot. Jahr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right. Jahr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jahr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia tests Jahr's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jahr misses with a looping right. Jahr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia. Jahr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Jahr. Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jahr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Jahr. Nice body punch from Jahr.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Enzo Garcia. I think Jahr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Kylo Jahr! Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Kylo Jahr! Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Kylo Jahr!
Kylo Jahr wins by unanimous decision! Kylo Jahr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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