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Event:
QFC Tournament 1034 Round 2
Date: Jan 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevens sprawls well. Stevens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens 's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Brad Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garcia.#CL2#
Garcia pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Luis Garcia has been cut.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Luis Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Stevens has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stevens as Garcia tries to tie him up. #T1#
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevens won't allow it.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens .
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens .
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling the position.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Good body shot from Stevens .
A short uppercut from Stevens .
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.#T2#
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevens has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stevens .
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Stevens .
A knee to the head by Stevens .
Stevens with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens .
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Stevens .
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Stevens .
Stevens lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment. #T3#
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC#Garcia is rocked!
Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens .
Stevens lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Stevens gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.#T4#
A right hand to the body from Stevens .
Stevens lands an elbow inside.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Stevens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Stevens on the inside.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Garcia closes the distance but Stevens moves to the side
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brad Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garcia.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brad Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia is breathing heavily.#T1#
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens scores with a nice right hand.
Stevens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Stevens . That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch.
Stevens lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevens finish him?#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stevens pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens lands a nice elbow.
Stevens lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Stevens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevens .
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Stevens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stevens working Garcia over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens .
Stevens lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off. #T3#
Stevens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stevens lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#That has opened up Luis Garcia's cut even more.
Stevens lands a damaging elbow.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevens scores with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Garcia misses with a body punch
#CL#
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
Garcia wants a takedown.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Stevens .
Stevens is working Garcia over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Stevens lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Stevens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luis Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Stevens circles away easily
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
Luis Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia shoots and misses
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Brad Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garcia.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevens .
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stevens presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stevens lands a damaging elbow.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
Stevens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stevens digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevens lands an uppercut.
Stevens pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens lands a body shot.
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!
Stevens pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Stevens .
Brad Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens .
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Stevens working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Stevens has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
#T3#
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stevens walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stevens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Stevens appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stevens .#T4#
Stevens jabs at Garcia's body.
Stevens jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL#
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Stevens working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Brad Stevens !
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Brad Stevens !
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Brad Stevens !
Brad Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
Brad Stevens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Luis Garcia had this to say: 'Now it's time to smoke a fat one'. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1034 Round 1
Date: Jan 17, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.
Fage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fage goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia misses the jab.
No luck for Fage with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into Fage's guard.
Garcia controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia pushes down on Fage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fage regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
Garcia trying to control but Fage is working from the bottom.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Fage blocks nicely.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SU2#
Garcia gets to his feet - Fage follows without any prompting.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Fage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luis Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fage. Garcia shrugs it off though.
Fage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T2#
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
letting Fage counter with a right hand. #TD#
Fage scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Fage trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia wants to control the position but Fage says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Fage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU#
Fage stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Garcia to get to his feet.
Fage misses with a kick to the body.
#T3#
Garcia darts in looking for a takedown but Fage gets double underhooks and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garcia looks winded!#TD2#
Garcia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fage is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Garcia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garcia is fighting to break Fage's control of his arms but Fage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fage trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fage wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Fage is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Fage has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
#TD2#
Garcia gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fage gets back to full guard.
Fage working a defensive guard here.
Fage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcia is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis 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.#R2#
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fage throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Garcia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fage quickly recovers to half guard.
Fage manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Garcia keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fage is trying to break free.#BC#
Fage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fage looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.#CL2#
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fage fails to pull guard.
#BC2#
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Fage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fage tries to counter with a takedown but Garcia is quick to defend against it.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Fage tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Fage tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Fage fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lon Fage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fage. #T2#
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Fage moves out of range and Garcia only half commits. #CL#
Fage closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
Fage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Lon Fage is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fage sprawls well. Fage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Fage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Fage closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Fage pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fage wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T3#
Garcia tries to move to mount but Fage blocks the move with his legs.
Fage striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Garcia controls the position.
Garcia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fage is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Fage sneaks back into half guard.
Garcia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fage is controlling Garcia's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fage wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fage wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses. #TD#
Fage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Luis Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lon Fage 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#
Fage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fage defends it well.
Fage has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Garcia dives in and scores a takedown into Fage's guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Fage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Fage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
Fage looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Fage 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.
Fage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcia controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Fage keeps moving.
Garcia preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fage was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in but Fage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Fage circles away.
Fage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fage with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lon Fage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fage was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Fage darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Fage into the cage. #BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fage sprawls well. Fage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.#T3##TD#
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB#
Fage is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garcia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garcia has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fage keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully. #T4#
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Fage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Fage wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling him.
Fage working a defensive guard here.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Fage keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fage is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fage working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Luis Garcia!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Lon Fage!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Luis Garcia!
Luis Garcia wins by split decision!
Luis Garcia looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Now it's time to smoke a fat one'. |
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