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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 1422 p4p, 212 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 2234 p4p, 319 weight class). Walcott comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. This should be a great matchup!
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217 lbs
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Walcott seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia works over Walcott's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Joe Walcott has been cut.
Walcott closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walcott.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Walcott is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Walcott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Walcott blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Walcott has double underhooks.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Walcott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia misses with a hook
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walcott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Walcott.
A short right from Walcott on the inside.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia cracks Walcott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Walcott lands with an overhand left.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Rodney Garcia has been cut.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Walcott misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott sends Garcia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Walcott is motioning to the referee to let Garcia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott moves into the clinch.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Walcott is working Garcia over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott lands an uppercut.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walcott after a bit of a struggle.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Garcia.
Walcott slows down the pace here.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garcia avoiding damage as Walcott throws knees to the body.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Garcia has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Come on Walcott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Walcott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Walcott finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walcott avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garcia.
Garcia throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Walcott works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Garcia prevents Walcott from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Walcott trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walcott is doing well to control the position and prevent Garcia from advancing to side control.
Walcott wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Walcott wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Walcott wants to sweep but Garcia has passed to side control!
Walcott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walcott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Walcott manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Garcia.
Walcott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walcott is fighting to break Garcia's control of his arms but Garcia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Walcott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walcott stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Walcott is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Walcott is proving a slippery customer.
Walcott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walcott stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walcott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia pulls Walcott in close to his closed guard and prevents Walcott from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses
and Walcott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Walcott pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Walcott lands with a cross.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walcott is looking for a sweep.
Garcia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Walcott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia wants to control but Walcott is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Walcott is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia staying calm.
Garcia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garcia throwing strikes but Walcott manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Walcott keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rodney Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Walcott defends easily.
Walcott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia pulls Walcott in to control the position.
Walcott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walcott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Walcott from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Walcott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walcott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia stays in close to Walcott's body and controls the position.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Walcott has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Walcott is retaining full guard.
Walcott is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Walcott, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Walcott against the cage but Walcott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walcott lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walcott fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Garcia tries to counter it with a takedown but Walcott pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Walcott's head back.
Garcia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walcott 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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