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Event:
Guts & Glory
Date: Feb 05, 2022 |
#R1#
Garcia 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 with an overhand left.
Romanow with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Garcia forces Romanow back against the cage and clinches.
Romanow keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Romanow as the two fighters clinch.
Romanow throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romanow misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Romanow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romanow lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Romanow cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romanow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanow.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romanow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aythami Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanow staying out of range there.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanow misses the target.
Romanow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanow connects with a body shot.#T2#
Romanow ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia looks winded!
Garcia tries to clinch but Romanow is having none of it.
Romanow lands with an overhand left.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romanow counters with a straight right hand.
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Romanow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Romanow.#KD#
Romanow drops Garcia with a right and a left! Romanow comes rushing in but Garcia regains his composure and manages to keep Romanow in guard.
#ROC#Garcia is rocked!
Romanow slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Romanow finish him?
Romanow wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.#T3##SUB#
Romanow in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Garcia tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Romanow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcel Romanow!
Our winner, Marcel Romanow, 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:
GFC New Years
Date: Jan 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Potthast lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Potthast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Potthast is just out of range.
Potthast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia tries to counter by clinching up but Potthast breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Potthast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potthast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Potthast misses the jab.
Garcia blocks a jab.#KD2#
Potthast sends Garcia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Potthast is motioning to the referee to let Garcia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Garcia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Potthast circles away.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Potthast pushes him off.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potthast misses with a series of wild punches.
Potthast misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Potthast has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Potthast throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potthast connects with a looping right hand.
#T1#
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potthast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potthast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potthast misses with a series of wild punches.
Potthast clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Charlie Potthast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potthast sprawls well. Potthast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Potthast misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Potthast.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by Potthast as he connects with a hook.
Potthast takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Potthast swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potthast was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.#T2#
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potthast scores with a jab to the head.
Potthast sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Potthast 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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potthast misses with a straight left.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Potthast.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Potthast circles away.
Potthast tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potthast misses with a looping right.
Potthast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Potthast is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Potthast misses with an uppercut.
Potthast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T3#
Potthast is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Garcia forces Potthast back against the cage and clinches.
Potthast wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potthast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potthast stalling against the cage.
Come on Potthast - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Potthast continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Potthast has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Potthast to work.
#BC2#
Potthast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potthast throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Potthast circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Potthast lands with a right hand.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice body kick from Garcia.
A telegraphed right hand from Potthast misses the target.
A slow jab from Potthast misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Garcia got wobbled bad by a big combination! Potthast presses forward with punches and knees until Garcia stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Garcia closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Potthast! |
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Event:
GFC 17 - Frossard vs. Song
Date: Nov 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Castravet throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcia thumps Castravet with a low kick.
Castravet wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castravet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castravet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castravet manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Castravet back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Castravet wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia feints a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Castravet moved away.
Garcia throws the left hand but Castravet avoids the punch easily.
Garcia misses with a looping right.#T1#
Garcia misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Castravet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garcia tries to circle away but Castravet has him pinned against the cage.
Castravet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia is trying to push Castravet away but Castravet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castravet misses with a punch to the body.
Castravet has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castravet throws a head punch that misses.
Castravet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Castravet throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Castravet.
Castravet with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castravet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castravet tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Castravet tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garcia manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castravet misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Castravet closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Castravet.
Castravet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castravet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Castravet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castravet keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castravet lands a right hand.
Castravet misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3##BC2#
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castravet staying out of range there.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castravet was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia misses the jab.#CL#
Castravet rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Castravet is controlling him.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Castravet.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castravet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T4#
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castravet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castravet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Castravet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia tries to break free but Castravet pushes him back against the cage.
Castravet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castravet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Castravet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garcia wants to break free but Castravet has control.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Castravet keeps him there for the moment.
Castravet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrei Castravet will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castravet moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Castravet saw that one coming.
Castravet tries to clinch up
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Castravet tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castravet tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Garcia misses with the combination.
Castravet misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castravet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia feints and then cracks Castravet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castravet down.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Castravet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Castravet in his tracks for a moment.
Castravet lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Aythami Garcia has been cut.
Castravet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castravet working aggressively here.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Castravet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Castravet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castravet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castravet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castravet lands a knee to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia has Castravet pressed against the cage.
Castravet lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrei Castravet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castravet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia is trying to push Castravet away but Castravet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castravet unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T3#
Castravet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castravet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Castravet.
Castravet looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Castravet misses with a punch on the inside.
Castravet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castravet working aggressively here.
A short right from Castravet.
Castravet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Castravet stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castravet as Garcia tries to tie him up.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Castravet is controlling him.
Castravet swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castravet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castravet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castravet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castravet.
Come on Garcia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Castravet is controlling the position.
Castravet has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Castravet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aythami Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL2#
Garcia has Castravet up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castravet.
Castravet tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Castravet throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Garcia to work.
Castravet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castravet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Castravet has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castravet has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Castravet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castravet.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
#T1#
Garcia throws a body punch but Castravet moves out of range.
Castravet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Castravet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castravet looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Castravet has Garcia pressed against the cage.
Castravet misses with a knee strike.
Castravet misses with a knee to the head.
Castravet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia wants to break free but Castravet has control.
A short uppercut from Castravet. #T2#
Garcia is trying to break free.
Come on Garcia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC2#
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Castravet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Castravet takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia working hard to break the clinch.
Castravet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castravet with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castravet looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Castravet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Castravet misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
Castravet tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Castravet has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Castravet.
Garcia working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Castravet won't allow it.
Castravet tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Castravet has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castravet prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Castravet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castravet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castravet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Garcia pushes Castravet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castravet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castravet wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Castravet.
Castravet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Castravet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castravet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Castravet.
A nice left hand lands by Castravet.
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!
Castravet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Castravet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Aythami Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Andrei Castravet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castravet doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Castravet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castravet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Castravet! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 09, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Garcia moves into the clinch.#BC#
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Atkins gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Atkins .
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Atkins off the cage and back into range.
Atkins has his takedown stuffed
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Aythami Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Atkins .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atkins looks winded!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Atkins .#T1#
Atkins walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Atkins 's body. Atkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Atkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Atkins 's shoulder, as Atkins tries to avoid the shot.
Atkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Garcia closes the distance and pushes Atkins back into the cage.
Garcia is pushing Atkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Atkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garcia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Atkins up against the cage.#T3##BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Atkins 's head back.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Atkins ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garcia jabs at Atkins 's body.
Atkins has his takedown stuffed
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atkins thinking. #T4#
Atkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#It looks like Johnny Atkins has been cut.
Atkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Atkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick lands for Garcia.
#KD#
Garcia lands a left and a right that sends Atkins crashing to the canvas! Garcia dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC#Atkins is rocked!
Garcia trying to control but Atkins is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aythami Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Atkins 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Garcia with a nice cross.
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 tries to clinch but Atkins moves out of range.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
A bone on bone clash there as Atkins blocks the leg kick.
Atkins seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Garcia drops his shoulder and cracks Atkins with a huge uppercut! Atkins goes down! Can Garcia finish him?
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 sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
This is a sustained period of stalling by Garcia.
Atkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard. #REVB#
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garcia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Atkins manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Atkins is trying to keep Garcia in close.
#T2#
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Atkins .#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Atkins is keeping the position.
Garcia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Atkins is proving hard to escape from.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Atkins with an uppercut!
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aythami Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch 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 a leg kick but Atkins checks it. #T4#
Atkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Atkins slips under a jab from Garcia.
Atkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atkins 's head backwards.
Aythami Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aythami Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Atkins 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Atkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Atkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Atkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia stuns Atkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#KD#
Atkins ducks straight into an uppercut from Garcia and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Atkins manages to regain guard straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Atkins is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
Atkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Atkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Atkins wants to improve his position but instead Garcia has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
Johnny Atkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcia not doing much here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Atkins is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Atkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Aythami Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Atkins .#CL#
Garcia darts in and clinches Atkins up against the cage.
Atkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Atkins tries for a takedown but Garcia manages to get underhooks.
#T3##BC#
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Aythami Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atkins can do to turn this around?
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atkins 's sensitive parts.
Jab by Garcia.
Atkins 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 Atkins .#CL#
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Atkins blocks a body shot from Garcia. #BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T4#
Atkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Atkins takes one on the button.#CL#
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atkins is working for takedown but Garcia is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Atkins 's ribs.#CL#
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Atkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aythami Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aythami 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aythami Garcia! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 28, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Garcia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mhiaolov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Garcia is in Mhiaolov's guard.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcia slips nicely into half guard.
Mhiaolov is trying to stand.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mhiaolov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Garcia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Mhiaolov is trying to stand.
Garcia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mhiaolov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garcia is controlling the pace.
Mhiaolov is trying to escape back to his feet but Garcia uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Garcia working the ground and pound from side control.
Garcia looks up at the clock and then as Mhiaolov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garcia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T2#
Garcia scoring with punches and elbows.
Garcia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia working the head with strikes.
Garcia scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia landing strikes.
Mhiaolov is trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia working the ground and pound from side control.
Garcia lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mhiaolov tries to escape but Garcia is in control.
Garcia controlling from side mount. #T3#
Mhiaolov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garcia is controlling him well.
Mhiaolov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mhiaolov is letting Garcia control him for a moment.
Mhiaolov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Garcia landing strikes from the mount and Mhiaolov is in trouble!
Mhiaolov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Garcia working Mhiaolov over with strikes here. #T4#
Garcia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mhiaolov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Garcia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mhiaolov looks a forlorn figure.
#ROC#Mhiaolov is rocked!
Garcia is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mhiaolov goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aythami Garcia!
Magomed Mhiaolov spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats to my opponet,butt this wont be our final fight. '. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Atkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Atkins keeps moving.
Atkins is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Garcia trying to control but Atkins is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Atkins looking to control.
My spies in St Petersburg MMA Gym inform me that Garcia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atkins . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Garcia throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Atkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Atkins shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atkins drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #TD2#
Garcia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Atkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Atkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Atkins is looking to improve his position.
Atkins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Atkins is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Atkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Atkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Atkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Atkins . That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
Atkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Atkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Atkins looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aythami Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Garcia sizes up Atkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #TD#
Garcia tries to sprawl but Atkins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Atkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Atkins is working for a kimura here but Garcia manages to reverse the position and he's now in Atkins 's guard.
Garcia postures up.
Atkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard. #REVR#
Garcia wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Atkins is now in half guard.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Atkins is very close to passing his half guard.#T1#
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Atkins sits in half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Atkins has control of the leg.
Garcia trying to hold on to Atkins 's head to control him but Atkins postures up.
Atkins wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Atkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Atkins wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Atkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Atkins works his foot free and advances to mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Garcia. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#SUB#
Atkins has isolated one of Garcia's arms. Garcia looking to fight him off but Atkins twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Atkins !
Johnny Atkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
BMF 8- Brawlin' for Benjamins
Date: Aug 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
#TD2#
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into Lunak's guard.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lunak keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Lunak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Garcia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia pushing down on Lunak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Garcia thows a huge punch but Lunak dodges it nicely.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Lunak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia stops Lunak from getting back to his feet.
Lunak is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lunak tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Garcia manages to move to mount!
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lunak squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Garcia with the ground and pound from mount.
Lunak trying desperately to get to his feet.
Garcia controlling the pace for now. #SUB2#
Garcia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lunak to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lunak shrugs it off. #T3#
Garcia looking to ground and pound but Lunak is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lunak is trying to stand up.
Garcia punching from mount but Lunak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
You get the feeling that Lunak really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lunak hang on?
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lunak is trying to stand.#T4#
Garcia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Garcia misses with a head shot.#SUB2#
Garcia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lunak is surviving well by controlling Garcia's body position as best he can.
Garcia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garcia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lunak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aythami Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Lunak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcia will feel that in the morning.#KD#
Lunak lands a big head kick that sends Garcia tumbling to the mat! Lunak takes a step backwards and waves Garcia back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Aythami Garcia has been cut.
Lunak misses with a head kick.
Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lunak delivers a nice body kick.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Lunak.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunak misses with a head kick.
Lunak lands a brutal head kick. Garcia looks out on his feet and Lunak throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Libor Lunak! |
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