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Event:
DARE 91
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Heimer 's head back.
Heimer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Heimer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Heimer .
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Heimer 's head.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Heimer moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heimer ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range as Heimer strikes.
A head kick misses from Heimer .
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia throws a hook but Heimer blocks it.
Garcia looks to land a combination. Heimer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
#T1#
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Heimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Heimer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Heimer coming out on top.
Heimer throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Heimer misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimer slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia feints a jab promting Heimer to slip. Garcia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heimer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Heimer lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Heimer misses its intended target.
Heimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimer .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heimer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heimer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Heimer 's head.
Heimer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Garcia throws a right hand that Heimer ducks under and follows up with a left that Heimer also avoids with ease.
As Garcia looks to move away, Heimer throws a big counter combo but Garcia just gets out of the way.
Garcia wants to slow Heimer down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Heimer 's knee but Heimer avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimer . Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Heimer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heimer wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Heimer moved out of range.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heimer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Garcia catches Heimer right on the button with a cross.
Heimer defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Heimer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T3#
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heimer misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heimer misses with an uppercut
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia misses with a body punch
#CL#
and Heimer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Heimer is trying to pull guard but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Heimer manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Heimer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Heimer has wrist control.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Heimer is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Heimer keeps moving. #T4#
Heimer keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass. #SUB#
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heimer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Heimer 's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Heimer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heimer is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heimer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Heimer 's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia trying to control the action but Heimer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heimer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heimer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Heimer moves away and avoids it.
Heimer misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia feints a counter leg kick.
Garcia slips a straight right by Heimer .
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Heimer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimer throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Heimer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heimer tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimer misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Heimer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Heimer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Heimer knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Heimer .
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heimer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimer looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
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 scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heimer doesn't seem bothered though.
Heimer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia unleashes a big counter combination but Heimer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heimer swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heimer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heimer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there #CL#
and Heimer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heimer .
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Heimer takes a shot to the head.
Heimer tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Heimer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Heimer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burke Heimer . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heimer backwards.
Heimer fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Heimer 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Heimer blocks an uppercut.
Heimer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimer 's elbow.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia cracks Heimer with a nice body shot.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Heimer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD#
Heimer drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heimer 's guard. #REVB#
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Heimer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia is pushing down on Heimer 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Heimer is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Heimer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Heimer looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Garcia passes to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia trying to control the position but Heimer is working away.
Heimer tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position. #SUB2#
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Heimer is defending well.
Garcia trying to control the action but Heimer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Garcia lunges at Heimer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heimer 's hand.
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Heimer counter with a right hand.
Heimer ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
The fighters circling - Heimer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia throws a hook but Heimer avoids it easily.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimer . That did some damage!
Garcia slips under a jab from Heimer .
Heimer feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Heimer ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimer staying out of range there.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Heimer ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia slips a jab from Heimer .
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a hook but Heimer blocks it.#T1#
Heimer misses with a head kick.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heimer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Heimer misses with a wild combination.
Heimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a jab. Heimer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Heimer lands a head kick!
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
Garcia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Heimer misses.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heimer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Heimer moved out of range.
Heimer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heimer swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
#T2#
Heimer slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Heimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Heimer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heimer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Heimer .
Heimer swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimer .
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimer throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heimer .
Heimer shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heimer slips under a jab.
Heimer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heimer throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heimer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heimer under the eye.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimer .
Heimer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Heimer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heimer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heimer misses the jab.
Heimer connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Heimer .
Heimer misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and Heimer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heimer .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Heimer controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Heimer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heimer .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burke Heimer . That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Heimer is out of range.
Heimer feinted with a counter takedown.
Garcia connects with a single shot there.
Heimer 's corner calls for a 1-2. Heimer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burke Heimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia avoids the body shot from Heimer .
Heimer moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia stuns Heimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimer walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook but Heimer blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heimer s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heimer drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
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Event:
DARE 84
Date: Nov 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses La De Hoya's front leg but catches the back leg as La De Hoya tries to avoid it.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
La De Hoya throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
La De Hoya throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La De Hoya.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
La De Hoya swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
La De Hoya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. La De Hoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La De Hoya.
La De Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La De Hoya throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La De Hoya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
La De Hoya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
La De Hoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
La De Hoya feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
La De Hoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La De Hoya fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garcia just manages to avoid it.#T1#
La De Hoya cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick but La De Hoya moved away.
La De Hoya throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as La De Hoya blocks the low kick.
La De Hoya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia throws a leg kick but La De Hoya sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from La De Hoya misses.
La De Hoya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La De Hoya manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and La De Hoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
La De Hoya tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps La De Hoya's head back.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
La De Hoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia scores with a kick to the body.
La De Hoya needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
La De Hoya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
La De Hoya throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from La De Hoya.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
La De Hoya lands a jab.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! La De Hoya slams his shin into Garcia's torso.
Garcia with a jab.
That kick from La De Hoya tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
La De Hoya dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. La De Hoya moves away and avoids it.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Garcia.#T3#
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Garcia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
La De Hoya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La De Hoya, right into the meat.
La De Hoya throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
La De Hoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
A solid body kick from La De Hoya.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
La De Hoya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
La De Hoya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Garcia with a jab.
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 misses with a low kick as La De Hoya jumps back.
Garcia throws a leg kick but La De Hoya moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from La De Hoya misses the target.
La De Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia defending well as La De Hoya loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
La De Hoya takes one to the chin there.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before La De Hoya has time to react.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from La De Hoya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garcia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garcia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks La De Hoya off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
La De Hoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia slips a straight right by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya blocks a jab.
La De Hoya feinted there with a counter leg kick.
La De Hoya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by La De Hoya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but La De Hoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for La De Hoya.
Garcia throws a hook but La De Hoya avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as La De Hoya blocks the leg kick.
Garcia checks a low kick from La De Hoya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Garcia.
La De Hoya thinks about countering with a body kick.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
La De Hoya connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
La De Hoya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from La De Hoya.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia throws a hook but La De Hoya blocks it.
Garcia with a jab.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya connects with a high kick.
La De Hoya moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from La De Hoya misses.
La De Hoya throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia throws out a counter right but La De Hoya avoids it with no problem.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but La De Hoya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia misses with a looping right.#T1#
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
La De Hoya moves away from the strike by Garcia.
La De Hoya throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and La De Hoya only half commits.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La De Hoya looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia slips a straight right by La De Hoya.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but La De Hoya checks it.
La De Hoya misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La De Hoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for La De Hoya.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but La De Hoya slips the punch.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La De Hoya.
Garcia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
La De Hoya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
La De Hoya's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
La De Hoya tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La De Hoya misses with the body kick
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
La De Hoya moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a leg kick but La De Hoya checks it.
La De Hoya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
La De Hoya throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big right from La De Hoya misses.
A head kick by La De Hoya misses
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That kick from La De Hoya tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia throws a jab when La De Hoya was well out of range.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from La De Hoya misses the target.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
La De Hoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from La De Hoya.#T3#
La De Hoya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
La De Hoya's corner calls for a 1-2. La De Hoya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
La De Hoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Jab, jab by La De Hoya - just one landing.
La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
La De Hoya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Jab from La De Hoya.
Garcia misses with a low kick as La De Hoya jumps back.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and La De Hoya counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
La De Hoya blocks a jab.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow La De Hoya down. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La De Hoya is looking to chop away at Garcia's legs.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before La De Hoya can pounce on him.
La De Hoya checks a leg kick.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but La De Hoya is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by La De Hoya.
As Garcia backs away, La De Hoya returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of La De Hoya's head but La De Hoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by La De Hoya. That's going to slow Garcia down.
La De Hoya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
La De Hoya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but La De Hoya moves out of range easily.
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 Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Garcia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
La De Hoya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but La De Hoya is just out of range.
La De Hoya half committed to a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La De Hoya checks a leg kick.
Garcia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
La De Hoya slips a straight right by Garcia.
La De Hoya throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from La De Hoya with a body shot.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but La De Hoya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but La De Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by La De Hoya.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
La De Hoya connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from La De Hoya misses.
La De Hoya connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La De Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T1#
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but La De Hoya slips the punch.
Garcia catches La De Hoya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia scores with a nice body kick.
Garcia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#ROC#
Garcia is rocked!
La De Hoya fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Garcia to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Garcia looks to clinch but La De Hoya throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Garcia taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya 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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Event:
DARE 75: HAO VS. TONON
Date: Oct 24, 2018 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($700/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia slips under a jab from Turner.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Turner.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia cracks Turner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.#TD#
Turner drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#T1#
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard. #REVB#
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
#REVR##T2#
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia is trying to keep Turner in close.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving. #T3#
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turner slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Garcia passes into half guard. #T4#
Turner is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Turner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Turner's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turner slips a straight right by Garcia.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Garcia is quick to defend against it.
Turner slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Turner.#T1#
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Garcia slips under a jab.
A jab from Turner misses.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Garcia is quick to defend against it.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.#TD#
Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia looking for a sweep but Turner has passed into full mount! Oh no!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner working Garcia over with strikes here.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on?#T2#
Garcia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Turner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Turner trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia won't allow Turner to pass to mount.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Josh Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Garcia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turner's back!
Turner wants to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Garcia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Turner is defending well though. Garcia let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB2#
Garcia is persistently looking for the submission but Turner is defending it well.
#SUB2#
Garcia looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T4#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Garcia's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Garcia throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Turner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Garcia works his way into full mount!
Garcia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Garcia misses with a head shot.
Garcia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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 Josh Turner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner staying out of range there.
Garcia throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Turner.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turner with a body shot.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Garcia slips under a jab.#TD#
Turner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Turner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Turner wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Turner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Turner lands a nice shot to the head. #T2#
Turner prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Turner scoring with strikes but Garcia is staying in there.
Turner trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on?
Turner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia is still trying to improve position.
Turner looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia gets back to half guard.#T3#
Turner working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turner wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turner moves into full mount! Garcia won't be happy about that!
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Turner has a good base and remains in mount.
Turner avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Turner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.#T4#
Garcia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turner raining down shots from the mount!
Turner content just to control the position here.
Turner trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
Turner trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turner 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Josh Turner!
A relieved looking Josh Turner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
KOFC 122 - Andreev vs Arias
Date: Sep 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Garcia misses.
A quick step to the side and Pacheco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacheco throws out the jab.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacheco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacheco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Pacheco counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pacheco is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
It looked like Pacheco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Pacheco moves away and avoids it.
Pacheco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Pacheco avoids it with no problem.
Pacheco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia throws a right hand that Pacheco ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacheco also avoids with ease.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Pacheco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacheco throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pacheco on the side of the head.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.#T2#
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Pacheco avoids them all with ease.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pacheco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Pacheco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia with a hook.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacheco moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Pacheco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacheco was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia slips a straight right by Pacheco.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Pacheco throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Pacheco.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pacheco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Pacheco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacheco is out of range.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pacheco's calf.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacheco's sensitive parts.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacheco's head backwards.
Pacheco throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Pacheco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pacheco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacheco throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Garcia misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Pacheco moved out of range.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Pacheco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Pacheco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Pacheco misses.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacheco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pacheco slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws a jab when Pacheco was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacheco blocks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia swings for the body but Pacheco moves out of range.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacheco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Garcia moves out of range as Pacheco strikes.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Pacheco slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacheco staying out of range there.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacheco is out of range.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacheco was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pacheco catches Garcia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pacheco throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Pacheco connects with a single shot there.
Pacheco lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Pacheco throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Pacheco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pacheco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacheco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Pacheco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia flicks out a counter leg kick but Pacheco steps away.
Pacheco misses with a jab to the body
letting Garcia counter with a right hand. #T3#
Pacheco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacheco tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Pacheco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Pacheco slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Pacheco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia sizes up Pacheco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia throws a lazy body kick
and Pacheco counters with a nice body shot.
Pacheco slips under a jab from Garcia.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Pacheco.
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 does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Pacheco moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Garcia throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Pacheco clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Pacheco prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pacheco or not.
Garcia tries to work over Pacheco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pacheco throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia takes a swing at Pacheco's ribcage but misses.
Pacheco throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Garcia slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacheco blocks a leg kick.
Pacheco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Garcia misses. #T1#
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Pacheco avoids it well.
Pacheco moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacheco connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
A big right from Garcia misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacheco misses the target.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia lands with a right hand. #T2#
Pacheco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacheco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Pacheco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia catches Pacheco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia slips a jab from Pacheco.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pacheco dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Pacheco fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Pacheco moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Gerardo Pacheco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia jabs Pacheco right on the nose. Pacheco blinks but takes it well.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
letting Pacheco counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Pacheco down.
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Pacheco cracks Garcia with a good jab.
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!
Pacheco throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pacheco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacheco blocks a jab.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacheco tries to counter by clinching up but Garcia breaks away and moves out of range.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
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Event:
KOFC 118 - Hallick vs Karelin
Date: Aug 12, 2018 |
#R1#
McGrady throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
McGrady walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGrady shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGrady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
McGrady feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGrady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGrady has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McGrady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
#REVB#
McGrady doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Garcia forces his way into half guard.#ES#
McGrady has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Garcia is on him like a limpet, forcing McGrady back against the cage.
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 lands a shot to the body.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGrady backwards.
McGrady blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1##TD#
McGrady has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garcia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
McGrady lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Garcia is covering up but some of the strikes from McGrady are getting through and doing damage.
McGrady has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
McGrady tightening his grip on Garcia, looking for the choke.
McGrady lands with a hammerfist to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia tries to roll but McGrady sticks to his back.
#SUB#
McGrady looking for the choke from the back. #SUB#
Garcia preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McGrady.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady has the hooks in. Garcia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T2#
McGrady looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Garcia tries to break free.
McGrady gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Garcia is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McGrady off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Garcia tries to roll but McGrady sticks to his back.
McGrady loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Garcia hold on?
Garcia wants to escape the position.
McGrady doesn't have the hooks in and Garcia manages to turn into his guard.
McGrady trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McGrady doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGrady is keeping the position for now.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia postures up.
McGrady throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Garcia preventing the sweep. #T3#
Garcia prevents McGrady from getting back to his feet.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.#SUB#
McGrady is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
Garcia trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but McGrady blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
McGrady had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGrady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGrady keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
McGrady trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but McGrady is retaining full guard.
McGrady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGrady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by McGrady or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrady misses the shot to the body.
McGrady misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGrady doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chosu McGrady dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
McGrady needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps McGrady's head back.
McGrady throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGrady gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia tries a quick counter leg kick but McGrady is wise to it.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for McGrady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
McGrady has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
McGrady takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through McGrady's defenses.
McGrady fails with the takedown.
Garcia with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGrady gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
McGrady throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrady moves away.
Chosu McGrady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGrady gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. Garcia catches McGrady right on the button with a cross.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
McGrady scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcia is looking to slow McGrady down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
McGrady looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab. McGrady acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia thuds his right hand into McGrady's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
McGrady shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGrady dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGrady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGrady looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGrady's sensitive parts.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses McGrady's front leg but catches the back leg as McGrady tries to avoid it.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia cracks McGrady with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from McGrady.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGrady. McGrady circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice combination there by McGrady.
Garcia leaves McGrady with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of McGrady 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGrady darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns McGrady into the cage. #T3#
McGrady walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGrady!
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGrady.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGrady shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed McGrady's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
McGrady dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
McGrady gets the takedown into side control.
Garcia is trying to control McGrady's posture but McGrady avoids it.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McGrady throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia is trying to control the position but McGrady postures up.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGrady passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGrady scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia taking a bit of punishment here - McGrady scoring with strikes.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McGrady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia tests McGrady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from McGrady does it's job there.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia misses the jab.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through McGrady's defenses.
Garcia sizes up McGrady with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
A punch combination from McGrady misses.
Garcia lunges at McGrady with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGrady's hand.
McGrady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia thumps McGrady with a low kick.
McGrady shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
#T1#
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia thuds his right hand into McGrady's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGrady in his tracks.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
McGrady bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
McGrady wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Chosu McGrady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
McGrady scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McGrady's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Garcia works his way to full guard. Good work.#T2#
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGrady postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
McGrady keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Garcia trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGrady trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T3##SUB#
McGrady has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
McGrady throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB#
McGrady is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
McGrady avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGrady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGrady trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia wants to control from the top but McGrady keeps moving.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully. #T4##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McGrady on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
McGrady lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGrady closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. McGrady pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
McGrady walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGrady's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
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Event:
KOFC 112 - Slurper vs Knox
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Hoyo throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Hoyo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been told by Hoyo's head coaches at mickeyharts the greatest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoyo throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoyo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Hoyo misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoyo.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Hoyo checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoyo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoyo.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoyo at a distance.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyo moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Hoyo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoyo in his tracks.
Garcia tries to work over Hoyo's front leg with a kick but Hoyo checks it.
Hoyo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Hoyo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoyo lands with a good body shot.
Hoyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Hoyo's head but Hoyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoyo checks a leg kick.
Hoyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Hoyo moved out of range.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoyo misses the target.
Hoyo loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia cracks Hoyo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Hoyo misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia thumps Hoyo with a low kick.#T2#
Nice jab there from Hoyo.
Hoyo misses with a leg kick
and Hoyo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
enabling Hoyo to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a hook but Hoyo avoids it easily.
Hoyo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Hoyo moved out of range nicely.
Garcia throws a hook but Hoyo avoids it easily.
Hoyo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoyo is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Hoyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Hoyo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Hoyo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Garcia thumps Hoyo with a low kick.#T3#
Hoyo throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Hoyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hoyo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hoyo thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoyo.
Hoyo misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Hoyo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hoyo misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoyo throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Hoyo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Hoyo misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia catches Hoyo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Hoyo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoyo throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Hoyo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoyo lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia with a nice cross.#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Hoyo. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Hoyo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia throws a hook but Hoyo avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoyo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Hoyo throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Hoyo checks it
and Hoyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoyo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Hoyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoyo throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia throws a jab when Hoyo was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoyo.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Hoyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoyo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hoyo avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Hoyo thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Garcia thows a leg kick but Hoyo checks it
and Hoyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Hoyo off balance momentarily.
Hoyo tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Hoyo slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
A slow jab from Hoyo misses its intended target.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoyo.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia feints and then cracks Hoyo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoyo down.
Hoyo misses the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Garcia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Hoyo's knee but Hoyo avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hoyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia with a nice cross.
Hoyo throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoyo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoyo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T1#
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Hoyo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Hoyo ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoyo misses the target.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoyo slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Hoyo throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Hoyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoyo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a hook.
Hoyo staying out of range there.#T2#
Hoyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoyo misses with a low kick.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoyo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoyo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoyo slips under a jab.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyo manages to avoid it.
Hoyo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Hoyo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Hoyo.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoyo loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Hoyo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia blocks a jab.#T3#
Hoyo throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia slips a jab from Hoyo.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Hoyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoyo throws a good cross that connects.
Hoyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Hoyo off balance momentarily.
Garcia throws the left hand but Hoyo avoids the punch easily.
Hoyo moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Hoyo connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Hoyo misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoyo. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoyo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoyo moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Hoyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoyo. #T4#
Hoyo misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Hoyo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Hoyo blocks the body kick.
Hoyo misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Hoyo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Hoyo. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia defending well as Hoyo loads up on a big left hand.
And Garcia responds with a good body kick, but Hoyo manages to step out the way in time.
Hoyo checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but Hoyo moves out of range easily.
Garcia swings for the body but Hoyo moves out of range.
Hoyo misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Hoyo.
A shot to the liver by Hoyo. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoyo misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoyo checks a leg kick.
Hoyo tried to counter with a leg kick but Garcia avoided it.
Hoyo with a hook.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Hoyo throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Hoyo misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Hoyo throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Hoyo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia cracks Hoyo with an open hand slap.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoyo momentarily.
Hoyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoyo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a jab when Hoyo was well out of range.#T1#
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hoyo throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia misses the jab.
Hoyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoyo throws out the jab.
Hoyo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Donk. Hoyo catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoyo.
Hoyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hoyo throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoyo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T2#
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 misses with a straight right.
Hoyo throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoyo.
Garcia misses the jab.
It looked like Hoyo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia.
Hoyo throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Hoyo checks the leg kick.
Froyo Hoyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoyo in his tracks.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Hoyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Hoyo does no damage.
Garcia throws a jab when Hoyo was well out of range.
Hoyo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoyo checks a leg kick.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoyo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoyo counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Hoyo moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia misses with the combination.
#T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoyo checks a leg kick.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Hoyo moves away from the strike by Garcia.
A quick step to the side and Hoyo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoyo checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia feints and then cracks Hoyo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoyo down.
Hoyo slips under a jab.
Hoyo looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Hoyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoyo slips under a jab from Garcia.
Hoyo cracks Garcia with a hook to the temple - Garcia is on wobbly legs here! Hoyo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Garcia falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hoyo wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Froyo Hoyo!
Our winner, Froyo Hoyo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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KOFC 105 - Mountain vs Hallick
Date: May 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacheco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
Pacheco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Pacheco throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Pacheco moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Pacheco is looking to counter punch.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Pacheco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Pacheco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacheco misses with a body punch
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Pacheco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Pacheco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pacheco throws a big shot that misses.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Pacheco moves his leg out of the way.
Pacheco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacheco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco misses with a straight right.
Pacheco moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Pacheco misses its target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pacheco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pacheco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T2#
Pacheco throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Pacheco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Pacheco connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pacheco needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia cracks Pacheco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pacheco.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pacheco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Pacheco slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia staying out of range there.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Garcia tries to work over Pacheco's front leg with a kick but Pacheco checks it.
Pacheco moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia with a jab.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Pacheco misses.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Pacheco scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Pacheco avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacheco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacheco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia throws a hook but Pacheco avoids it easily.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Pacheco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcia slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Pacheco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pacheco might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pacheco throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Pacheco stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
letting Pacheco counter with a right hand.
Pacheco scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacheco.
Pacheco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia thuds his right hand into Pacheco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Pacheco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Pacheco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacheco's hands.
Pacheco throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacheco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pacheco misses with a looping left.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacheco.
Garcia misses with a body punch
#CL#
and Pacheco moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
#TD#
Pacheco jumps guard.
#SUB#
Pacheco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pacheco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2##SUB#
Pacheco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Pacheco is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it. #SUB2#
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pacheco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pacheco is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Pacheco sneaks back into half guard.#T3#
Garcia works his way into full mount!
Garcia tries to control but Pacheco wriggling away.
Pacheco is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia misses with a head shot.
Pacheco is controlling an arm, preventing Garcia from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Pacheco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Pacheco is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Garcia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
#T4#
Pacheco tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
Garcia looking to control but Pacheco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pacheco wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia wants to control the action but instead Pacheco gets a body lock and reverses into Garcia's guard! Nice work!
Pacheco trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pacheco drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Pacheco off! Pacheco jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Gerardo Pacheco will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pacheco walks into a jab.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Pacheco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Pacheco walks into a left hand.
Good work by Pacheco as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacheco momentarily.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pacheco on the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacheco.
A big right from Pacheco misses.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Pacheco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Pacheco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Pacheco misses with a straight right.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Pacheco misses the jab.
Garcia misses with a hook. Pacheco ducked under it nicely.
Garcia throws a right hand that Pacheco ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacheco also avoids with ease.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacheco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia cracks Pacheco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacheco slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia jabs Pacheco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia throws a hook but Pacheco blocks it.
Jab by Pacheco.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacheco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Pacheco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacheco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Pacheco moved out of range.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacheco.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacheco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Pacheco avoids nicely.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacheco.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pacheco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pacheco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Pacheco jumps back.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Pacheco swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
As Pacheco backs off Garcia throws a huge counter combo but Pacheco manages to avoid it all.
Pacheco moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacheco.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Pacheco moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Pacheco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.#T4#
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Pacheco slips the punch.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Pacheco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Pacheco jumps back.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Garcia.
Pacheco wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Pacheco is looking to counter punch.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Pacheco digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pacheco connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Haislan Garcia.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
KOFC 99 - Halfhand vs Runt
Date: Apr 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Benitez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benitez backs up against the cage.
Benitez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benitez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benitez throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Benitez fails to land the takedown.
Garcia digs a good hook to Benitez's body.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Haislan Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agustin Benitez.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benitez ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia. #T1#
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benitez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benitez scores with a nice strike.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benitez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benitez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benitez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Benitez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benitez moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Benitez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Benitez avoids them all with ease.
Garcia cracks Benitez with an open hand slap.
Benitez takes one on the button.#T2#
Benitez fails to land with a series of punches.
Benitez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benitez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Benitez does no damage.
Benitez throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Benitez with that takedown attempt.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Benitez looks winded!
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Benitez didn't see that one coming.
Benitez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Jab from Garcia.
It looks like Garcia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Benitez's shoulder, as Benitez tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benitez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benitez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.#T3#
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benitez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Benitez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Benitez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Benitez manages to avoid it.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garcia works Benitez's body with a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benitez under the eye.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Benitez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Benitez should have avoided that one.
Benitez staying out of range there.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcia throws a right and a left that Benitez avoids nicely.
As Garcia backs off Benitez throws a huge counter combo but Garcia manages to avoid it all.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.#T4#
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benitez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Benitez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benitez throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Benitez.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia digs a good hook to Benitez's body.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Benitez knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benitez shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benitez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benitez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Benitez's ribs.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Benitez is just out of range.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Benitez's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia lands a nice hook to Benitez's body. Benitez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benitez misses with a low kick.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia takes a swing at Benitez's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Garcia lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benitez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Benitez misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benitez dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Benitez's head and hops out.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benitez goes for a double leg but Garcia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garcia continues to drive forward.
Haislan Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agustin Benitez.#T1#
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt.
Benitez is breathing heavily.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benitez.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Benitez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia cracks Benitez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Agustin Benitez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benitez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Benitez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia has got the better of the exchanges.
Benitez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benitez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benitez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benitez misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitez throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt. #T2#
Benitez tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Benitez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Benitez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benitez doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia cracks Benitez with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia sizes up Benitez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benitez goes for a double leg but Garcia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garcia continues to drive forward.
Benitez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Garcia works Benitez's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Benitez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Benitez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Benitez's belly button to the back.
Benitez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Garcia is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Benitez.
Benitez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benitez can do to turn this around?
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Benitez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.#T4#
Garcia thuds a left hand into Benitez's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia with a hook.
Benitez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia looks to land a combination. Benitez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garcia digs a good hook to Benitez's body.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benitez back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Benitez off the cage and back into range.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Benitez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Benitez ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benitez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Garcia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Garcia slips under a jab from Benitez.
Benitez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck for Benitez with that takedown attempt.
Benitez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benitez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benitez tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haislan Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agustin Benitez.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia cracks Benitez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benitez is defended easily by Garcia.
Benitez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benitez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Garcia lands the left hand.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benitez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#
Benitez is rocked!
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Benitez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benitez is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Benitez 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 Benitez off to one side.
Benitez seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Benitez walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Benitez dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Benitez's head and hops out.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia lands an overhand right.#T2#
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Benitez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benitez throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benitez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Benitez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benitez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Benitez's head back.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia cracks Benitez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benitez misses with a body shot.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benitez looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benitez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benitez somewhat.#T3#
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benitez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benitez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garcia with a nice cross.
Benitez walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benitez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benitez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Benitez's head.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitez throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia lunges at Benitez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benitez's hand.
Benitez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Benitez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benitez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T4#
Benitez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benitez on the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benitez.
Agustin Benitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia jabs Benitez right on the nose. Benitez blinks but takes it well.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Benitez backpedaling.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benitez gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benitezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Garcia catches Benitez right on the button with a cross.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benitez throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
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Event:
KOFC 92 - Murhaa vs Cheek
Date: Mar 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koski.
Koski checks a low kick from Garcia.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Koski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Koski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
And Koski responds with a good body kick, but Garcia manages to step out the way in time.
Koski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at MMA Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Koski moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia misses the jab.
Koski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Garcia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koski throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Koski lands an overhand right.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Koski feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Garcia throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Koski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Koski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koski.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Koski moved out of range.
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia connects with a right hand. Koski shakes it off.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Koski.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Koski.
A shot to the body from Koski misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Koski.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Koski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koski moves away.
Koski cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Nice body kick there by Koski.
Koski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T3#
Koski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia throws a hook but Koski avoids it easily.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koski counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia misses the jab.
Koski staying out of range there.
Koski tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T4#
Some bone on bone action there as Koski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Koski's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Koski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koski's hands.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Koski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Koski misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Koski slips under a jab.
Koski needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Koski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koski throws a push kick but Garcia slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koski avoids the body shot from Garcia.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koski! But no joy.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia works Koski's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski checks a low kick from Garcia.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Koski throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Koski ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Koski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Koski manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
A solid body kick from Koski.
Good exchange - Koski coming out on top.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koski blocks a jab.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Koski counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T2#
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koski.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Koski ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Koski off the cage and back into range.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Koski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koski momentarily.
Garcia cracks Koski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.#T3#
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Koski checks the leg kick.
Koski throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Koski slips a straight right by Garcia.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Garcia defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Garcia jabs Koski right on the nose. Koski blinks but takes it well.
Koski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Koski manages to avoid it.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
Koski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Koski off the cage and back into range.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Koski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Koski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalevi Koski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Garcia swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook. Koski ducked under it nicely.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Koski is out of range.
Koski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Koski misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Koski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.#T1#
Koski tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Koski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Garcia.
A jab from Koski misses.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia cracks Koski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koski slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Garcia cracks Koski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Koski's leg but Koski calmly moves out of range.
Koski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garcia slips under a jab from Koski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koski.
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Koski slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Koski throws a lazy body kick
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Koski ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T4#
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Garcia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koski just manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Koski loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
Koski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski is looking to score with low kicks.
Koski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Koski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Haislan Garcia!
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KOFC 83 - Vandalay vs Nucombe
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia cracks McGrady with a good jab.
McGrady has his takedown stuffed
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGrady shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGrady gets slowly back to his feet.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of McGrady's head.
Garcia cracks McGrady with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGrady dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia connects with a jab.#TD#
McGrady shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGrady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrady advances to full mount.
Garcia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McGrady.
McGrady has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
McGrady thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T1#
You get the feeling that Garcia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Garcia avoids a series of strikes thrown by McGrady.
McGrady throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Garcia because McGrady loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGrady landing shots from mount.
McGrady in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McGrady unloads with some shots from mount but Garcia bucks and avoids them well.
McGrady punching from mount but Garcia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by McGrady there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by McGrady.
McGrady thowing shots but they're missing. #SUB#
McGrady is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Garcia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Garcia! #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from McGrady.
Garcia is looking to stand up but McGrady won't let him.
McGrady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia stops McGrady from standing up.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. McGrady manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
#T3#
McGrady has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
McGrady jumps into guard, dragging Garcia to the mat.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from McGrady's guard.
Garcia prevents McGrady from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGrady is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from McGrady's guard.
Garcia won't allow McGrady to get back to his feet.
Garcia wanted to stand there but McGrady had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McGrady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Garcia throws a series of punches but McGrady moves out of range.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGrady was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
McGrady appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGrady closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGrady manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGrady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia tests McGrady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice cross by Garcia.
McGrady walks into a jab.
Garcia punishes McGrady's body with a nice straight punch.
McGrady throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGrady doesn't seem phased though.
McGrady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chosu McGrady will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Garcia lands a jab.
McGrady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but McGrady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
McGrady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia jabs McGrady to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGrady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGrady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia scores with a jab.
McGrady digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Garcia lands with a hook. McGrady tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia punishes McGrady's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Chosu McGrady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGrady on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of McGrady's head.
McGrady tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from McGrady. McGrady gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGrady. McGrady circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGrady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T2##TD#
McGrady scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garcia is trying to stand back up but McGrady is controlling him
McGrady wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it. #SUB#
McGrady is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcia sees it coming and defends easily.
McGrady trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia looks like he's trying to stand up.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
McGrady looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T3#
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
McGrady is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#ES2#
Garcia kicks off McGrady and gets to his feet. #T4#
McGrady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGrady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia lands a head shot.
McGrady misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcia works over McGrady's head and body with a nice combination.
McGrady fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGrady throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
McGrady looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab from Garcia.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGrady misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGrady misses with a wild combination.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGrady.
McGrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGrady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but McGrady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
McGrady drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through McGrady's defenses.
A combination from Garcia does no damage. #T1#
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGrady tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and McGrady ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia lands with a hook. McGrady tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGrady tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGrady somewhat.
McGrady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia lunges at McGrady with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGrady's hand.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGrady lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Garcia thuds his right hand into McGrady's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
McGrady drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McGrady is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
McGrady throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chosu McGrady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGrady prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
McGrady throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from McGrady's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McGrady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McGrady working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
McGrady fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGrady has time to react.
Garcia throws a series of punches but McGrady avoids them all with ease.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
McGrady fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped McGrady's head back.
Garcia clobbers McGrady with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGrady shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed McGrady's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia thuds his right hand into McGrady's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGrady tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGrady has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrady misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGrady shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGrady shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T4#
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck for McGrady with that takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a series of punches but McGrady moves out of range.
McGrady 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 McGrady off to one side.
McGrady takes one to the chin there.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGrady is defended easily by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGrady. McGrady circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGrady drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGrady takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGrady gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
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Event:
KOFC 77 - Deck vs Force
Date: Dec 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Thompson misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
As Thompson backs off Garcia throws a huge counter combo but Thompson manages to avoid it all.#TD#
Thompson drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thompson won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it. #T1#
Thompson trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcia can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Thompson is working for a kimura but Garcia is defending it quite comfortably.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thompson slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Thompson avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Garcia catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Thompson misses its target.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
#T4#
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
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!
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan 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.
#R2#
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Thompson defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass. #T2##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Thompson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Garcia.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Thompson.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.#T4#
Thompson moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Thompson swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Thompson throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
#T1#
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Garcia is working Thompson over against the cage.#T2#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Thompson looking to stall.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as Thompson tries to tie him up.
Kevin Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T4#
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garcia tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Garcia tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kevin Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson blocks a body shot from Garcia.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Haislan Garcia.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
Kevin Thompson was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck this shit; I quit!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Schulmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schulmann, as that shot connected.
Garcia stuns Schulmann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schulmann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schulmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schulmann throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulmann lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Schulmann misses its intended target.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schulmann.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulmann looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range. #T1#
Schulmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia punishes Schulmann's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia throws a one two combo.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Schulmann's body. Schulmann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Schulmann saw that one coming.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Schulmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schulmann throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Garcia with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia cracks Schulmann with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Schulmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Schulmann unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schulmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Schulmann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schulmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Schulmann feints the counter takedown.
Schulmann slips a jab from Garcia.#T3#
Schulmann throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Schulmann throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Schulmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Schulmann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Schulmann defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Schulmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Schulmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schulmann moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Schulmann misses.
Schulmann scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Schulmann throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schulmann.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Schulmann misses.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a body punch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Schulmann works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Schulmann ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a hook. Schulmann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Schulmann misses.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Schulmann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia lands a jab.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schulmann scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Schulmann counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulmann can do to turn this around?
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulmann.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garcia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schulmann - the referee stops the clock and Garcia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schulmann. Garcia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia checks a low kick from Schulmann.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Schulmann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schulmann! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann misses with a head kick.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Schulmann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Schulmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
Schulmann misses with a body kick.
Garcia moves out of range as Schulmann throws a body kick.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schulmann staying out of range there.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schulmann.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Schulmann is looking to chop away at Garcia's legs.
Schulmann throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Schulmann throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Schulmann slips under a jab from Garcia.
Schulmann attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Schulmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T2#
Schulmann looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Schulmann responds with a good body kick, but Garcia manages to step out the way in time.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schulmann in his tracks.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia checks a low kick from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schulmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Schulmann's head back.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulmann.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schulmann.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Schulmann.
Schulmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Schulmann.
Schulmann jabs at Garcia's body.
Schulmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schulmann throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia slips a straight right by Schulmann.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schulmann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schulmann to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Schulmann tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Garcia.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.#T4#
Schulmann throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulmann.
Schulmann is trying to counter with his kicks.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Schulmann knows he should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schulmann!
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Schulmann's head but Schulmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Schulmann with an uppercut!
Schulmann walks into a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Schulmann tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
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 Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Schulmann with a hook.
Schulmann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Schulmann misses with a straight left.
Schulmann looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia jabs Schulmann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schulmann misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Schulmann moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Schulmann ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Schulmann misses.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Schulmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schulmann throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range. #T1#
Schulmann scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia swings for the body but Schulmann moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Schulmann. That snapped Garcia's head back.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Schulmann lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schulmann.
A head kick misses from Schulmann.
Garcia takes a swing at Schulmann's ribcage but misses.
Schulmann misses with a straight left.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schulmann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schulmann dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Yaniv Schulmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Schulmann slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Schulmann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schulmann throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia checks a low kick from Schulmann.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schulmann throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulmann.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Schulmann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schulmann slips under a jab from Garcia.#T3#
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Schulmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Schulmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schulmann tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia throws a right hand that Schulmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Schulmann also avoids with ease.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schulmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Schulmann lands a body shot.
Schulmann swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Schulmann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schulmann on the side of the head. #T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schulmann, right into the meat.
Garcia throws a hook but Schulmann avoids it easily.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schulmann's head.
Garcia feints a jab promting Schulmann to slip. Garcia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schulmann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Schulmann scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schulmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schulmann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Schulmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Schulmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook but Schulmann avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Schulmann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
The defeated Yaniv Schulmann had this to say: 'Upon completing this tournament, which ends after one more fight, Im cutting ties with my current manager.'.
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