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Event:
Bellicose 146
Date: Oct 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Okoye lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okoye's head.
Okoye connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okoye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Okoye throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia digs a good hook to Okoye's body.
Okoye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okoye throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Okoye.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia!
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Okoye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoye checks a low kick from Garcia.#T2#
Garcia connects with a right hand. Okoye shakes it off.
Garcia throws a jab when Okoye was well out of range.
Okoye feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Okoye throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okoye lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Okoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoye.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okoye's head.#T3#
Okoye tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Okoye cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okoye tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Okoye thumps Garcia with a low kick.
Garcia throws a body punch but Okoye moves out of range.
Garcia sets himself, and Okoye steps forward looking for the clinch! Garcia avoids it this time.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okoye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okoye if he has to take too many more of those.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T4#
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!
Jab, jab by Okoye - just one landing.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Okoye feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Okoye throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okoye is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Okoye looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Okoye throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Garcia misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okoye! But no joy.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Okoye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Okoye misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okoye scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Okoye thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#ROC2#Garcia is rocked!
Garcia tries to land a front kick but Okoye steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia defending well as Okoye loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okoye tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Okoye walks into a jab.
Okoye looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Okoye lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okoye.
As Okoye backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Okoye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okoye doesn't seem bothered though.
Kyle Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Okoye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#KD2#
Okoye drops his shoulder and cracks Garcia with a huge uppercut! Garcia goes down! Can Okoye finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoye trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Okoye is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Okoye passes into half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Okoye is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Okoye is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.
Okoye trying to control from Garcia's half guard. Garcia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Okoye stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.#SUB2#
Okoye has gone for a leg lock! Garcia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Okoye's guard.#REVR##T4#
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Okoye is keeping the position.
Garcia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Okoye's guard.
Garcia is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB2#
Okoye looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Okoye trying to get back to full guard but Garcia takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ikemba Okoye will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Garcia with a jab.
A low kick from Okoye is predictable there
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okoye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Okoye scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okoye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okoye tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.#T1#
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia catches Okoye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia tests Okoye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Okoye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
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. #T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Okoye's head back.
Nice defenses there by Okoye.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Okoye moves out of range easily.
Garcia slips a straight right by Okoye.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Okoye has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Okoye with the inside leg kick. #T3#
Okoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okoye misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#KD2#
Okoye throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Garcia tumbling to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoye trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Okoye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Okoye wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Okoye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ikemba Okoye.
I think Okoye 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikemba Okoye! |
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Event:
Bellicose 132
Date: Aug 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Glover connects with a body shot.
Glover throws a body shot but no joy.
Glover with a hook.
Glover misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Glover.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Glover.#KD2#
Glover sends Garcia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Glover is motioning to the referee to let Garcia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Garcia is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glover looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Glover lands a beautiful left hook that drops Garcia. Garcia tries to recover but Glover is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Garcia lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Glover!
Our winner, Buster Glover, 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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Event:
Bellicose 125 - Prospects 10
Date: Jul 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD2#
and Garcia counters with a head kick that drops Brown to the mat! Brown scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a huge right that knocks Brown out cold! Garcia is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Garcia! |
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Event:
Bellicose 111
Date: Jun 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Rocky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Rocky looks to move away, Garcia throws a big counter combo but Rocky just gets out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Rocky.
Rocky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rocky throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rocky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rocky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Rocky closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocky.
Rocky lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Rocky back against the cage. #BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Rocky.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Rocky manages to avoid it.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rocky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rocky.
#CL2#
Rocky pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Rocky tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Rocky blocking some punches.
#T2#
Garcia misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocky.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rocky is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Rocky misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Rocky manages to break the clinch.
Rocky misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Rocky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rocky.#CL#
Garcia darts in and clinches Rocky up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rocky.
Rocky crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Rocky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Rocky manages to break the clinch.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Rocky moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rocky. #ROC2#Garcia is rocked!
Rocky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rocky swinging wildly here.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rocky lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Rocky loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Apollo Rocky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rocky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocky. Rocky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rocky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rocky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
Rocky pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Rocky in his tracks for a moment.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Rocky.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocky swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocky.
Rocky avoiding damage.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Rocky dominated that round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Rocky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocky 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.
Rocky jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocky.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Rocky fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia fakes the leg kick and cracks Rocky in the body.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rocky.
Garcia looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rocky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Apollo Rocky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocky misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Rocky.
Rocky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rocky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia tests Rocky's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1##KD#
Garcia cracks Rocky with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rocky looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Garcia finish him?
#ROC#Rocky is rocked!
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocky is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
A punch combination from Rocky misses.
Rocky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocky is breathing heavily.#CL#
Garcia instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands a left hand.
Rocky is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Rocky is pressed against the cage. Garcia pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Rocky! Two more big strikes from Garcia and Rocky crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Garcia! |
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Event:
Bellicose - Christmas Day
Date: Dec 25, 2021 |
#R1#
De Koning misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Koning is defended easily by Garcia.
De Koning shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed De Koning's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia sets himself, and De Koning steps forward looking for the clinch! Garcia avoids it this time.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for De Koning on that attempt.
Kyle Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thijs De Koning.
De Koning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by De Koning.
Garcia takes a swing at De Koning's ribcage but misses.
De Koning has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Garcia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Koning tries to counter by closing the distance.
De Koning moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
De Koning 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 De Koning off to one side. #T1#
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but De Koning is just out of range.#TD2#
De Koning throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garcia was covering up waiting for the punch and De Koning finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Koning missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia controlling De Koning's posture.
De Koning has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing De Koning from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
De Koning drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says De Koning as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Garcia screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with De Koning! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Thijs De Koning!
A relieved looking Thijs De Koning 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:
Bellicose - Kabore vs Bayo
Date: Oct 31, 2021 |
#R1#
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia throws a big counter combination but Taylor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyle Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia 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.#TD2#
Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Taylor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T1##SUB2#
Taylor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taylor. #SUB2#
Taylor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Garcia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Taylor's guard! Nice work there by Garcia! #SUB2#
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2##SUB2#
Taylor looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garcia is defending well. Taylor quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garcia has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Taylor celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacob Taylor!
After winning the bout, Jacob Taylor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
NYCL Fight Night (4)
Date: Sep 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Cap ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cap just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Cap misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robert Cap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cap.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Cap closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Cap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cap.
Kyle Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Cap.
Cap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cap's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cap scrambles back to his feet.
Cap has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cap is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cap is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia cracks Cap with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Cap falls to his knees and Garcia doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Garcia! |
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Event:
NYCL 21 - Mfer vs Herer
Date: Aug 28, 2021 |
#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcia takes a swing at Mi's ribcage but misses.
Mi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mi fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mi.
Mi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Mi saw it coming and moves away.
Kyle Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia scores with a head kick.
Mi misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.#CUT2#It looks like Yusuck Mi has been cut.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Mi knows he should have avoided that one.
Mi thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Mi moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
It looked like Mi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Mi swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mi checks a leg kick.
Mi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mi misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch.
Mi tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Mi back against the cage.
Mi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mi takes an elbow to the forehead. #T2#
Mi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Mi shrugs off.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Mi working hard to break the clinch.
Garcia stalls.
Garcia is pushing Mi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garcia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garcia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Garcia lands an elbow just above Mi 's eye.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mis head. #CUT2#Yusuck Mi's cut is getting worse.
Mi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mi tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Mi tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Garcia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mi misses with the head strike.
Garcia prevents Mi from breaking the clinch.
Mi is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
#T4#
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mi backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Mi in his tracks for a moment.
Mi takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Yusuck Mi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia lands an elbow just above Mi 's eye.
Mi is trying to break free.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
Mi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mi tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Mi avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yusuck Mi's cut.
That's time! Mi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A big left from Garcia misses.
Mi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mi takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mi lands the left hand.
Mi slips a jab from Garcia.
Mi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Mi moved out of range nicely.
Mi walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia.
Yusuck Mi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Mi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mi throws a combination. Garcia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mi. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mi is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Mi's defenses.
Mi dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mi's sensitive parts.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#Jeez, Yusuck Mi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mi is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mi throws an ugly left hook that misses
#KD2#
and Garcia counters with a crisp one two that drops Mi! Garcia thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mi to his feet! Mi is in big trouble!
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 cracks Mi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Garcia pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Garcia! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Brah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia lands a jab to Brah's midsection.
Brah throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Brah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brah is breathing heavily.
Jab by Garcia.
We've been told by Brah's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brah tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brah throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#KD2#
Garcia cracks Brah with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Garcia has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brah to stand back up!#ROC2#Brah is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
A quick step to the side and Brah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brah throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Garcia lands with a right and another and another! Brah is in big trouble! Garcia lands again and this time it's lights out for Brah! A quality knockout there for Garcia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Garcia! |
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