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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 113 p4p, 11 weight class) and Silas Monk (ranked 395 p4p, 43 weight class). Silas Monk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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243 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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253 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcon throws a hook but Monk avoids it easily.
Monk throws a counter combo.
Monk 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.
Garcon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcon avoids the head kick by Monk.
Garcon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Monk.
Monk jabs at Garcon's body.
Decent striking displayed by Garcon there.
Garcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Monk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcon scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcon misses with a low kick.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
Garcon is looking to counter the offense by Monk and move into the clinch.
Monk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monk slips a straight right by Garcon.
Some bone on bone action there as Monk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monk throws a counter combo.
Monk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monk misses with a looping right.
Garcon is looking to counter the offense by Monk and move into the clinch.
Monk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcon counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk throws an off balance right hand
and Garcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcon lands a leg kick that knocks Monk off balance momentarily.
Monk just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcon rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monk is able to avoid easily.
Monk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcon manages to avoid it.
Garcon ducks under a wild hook from Monk.
Monk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monk misses with a body shot
and Garcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcon circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monk is out of range.
Garcon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monk.
Garcon slips a jab from Monk.
Garcon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monk lands with a right hand.
Garcon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcon misses with a low kick.
Garcon scores with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Monk blocks the low kick.
Monk throws a head kick but Garcon moves out of range.
Garcon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monk.
Garcon scores with a shot to the body.
Monk misses with a left hand
and Garcon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcon rushes Monk and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon lands a shot to the body.
Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Garcon on the inside.
Garcon being controlled against the cage.
Monk misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcon tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Garcon back against the cage.
Monk prevents a body shot from Garcon.
Garcon keeps control of Monk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monk prevents a body shot from Garcon.
Monk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcon digs a right hand underneath Monk's ribcage. Monk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monk looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcon struggles to land a body shot inside as Monk controls his hands.
Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcon lands a nice uppercut.
Monk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
Garcon misses with a body punch.
Monk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
Monk connects with a single shot there.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monk misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Garcon dominated that round.
That's time! Garcon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcon tries to clinch there but Monk circles away.
Monk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Monk throws a looping overhand right but Garcon ducks down to avoid it.
Garcon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcon thuds a left hand into Monk's body.
Garcon connects with a body shot that sends Monk's belly button to the back.
Monk takes one to the side of the head.
Jean Paul Garcon is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Garcon finds it's way through Monk's defenses.
Garcon feints and then cracks Monk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monk down.
Monk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcon, as that shot connected.
Garcon scores with a leg kick.
Garcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monk.
Monk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monk swings for the body but Garcon moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcon misses its target.
A big right from Garcon misses.
Garcon lands a jab to the nose.
Garcon misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Monk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcon.
Monk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcon.
Monk throws out a counter right but Garcon avoids it with no problem.
Garcon tries to clinch but Monk moves out of range.
Garcon moves out of range as Monk throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Silas Monk has been cut.
Garcon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcon misses with a straight left.
A jab from Monk finds it's way through Garcon's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as Monk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Monk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcon scores with a shot to the body.
Garcon misses with a leg kick
and Monk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcon wants to slow Monk down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Monk counters with a two punch combo.
Garcon throws a body punch but Monk moves out of range.
Monk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Monk sprawling to the canvas! Monk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garcon finish him?!
Monk is rocked!
Garcon fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Monk out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jean Paul Garcon!
Jean Paul Garcon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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