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Event:
AFC #12
Date: Jul 01, 2023 |
#R1# Boxley jabbing away but nothing is landing. Boxley thows a left - swing and a miss! Boxley's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boxley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Boxley lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT2#It looks like Leonardo Garcia has been cut. Boxley misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2# Boxley forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches. Boxley pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxley. Boxley lands a left hand.
Boxley lands a nice shot to the body. Boxley prevents a body shot from Garcia. Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. I was talking to Garcia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Garcia tries to pull guard but Boxley forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Boxley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A nice left hand lands by Boxley.
This has been an exciting period of action! Boxley pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Boxley lands with a light punch inside. Garcia looking to stall.
Boxley lands with a light punch inside. #T1# 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 Boxley walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2# Boxley takes the fight into the clinch. Boxley lands a hook to the side of the head. Boxley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boxley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Boxley is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Boxley avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage. Boxley digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected. Garcia is breathing heavily. Boxley lands a nice uppercut. Boxley lands a hook to the side of the head. Boxley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not. Nice body punch from Boxley - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxley. Nice body punch from Boxley. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A right handed body shot lands from Boxley.
Boxley lands with a short shot to the head. #T2# A short left from Boxley. Boxley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC2#Garcia is rocked! Boxley lands a right hand. Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Boxley creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Garcia with a big uppercut! Garcia tries to clinch up but Boxley pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Garcia to the mat! Garcia covers up and Boxley unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Boxley! Brian Boxley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Ajax Friday Fight Night 1
Date: Jun 02, 2023 |
#R1# Pepper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pepper manages to avoid it. Pepper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Garcia scores with a nice head shot.#CL# Pepper moves into the clinch. Pepper wants a takedown.
Pepper jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Pepper jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Pepper around his waist. Pepper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zol Pepper. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pepper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pepper fails to pull guard.
Pepper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcia is defending well against a takedown attempt. Pepper goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pepper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1##KD2# Garcia sends Pepper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Garcia is motioning to the referee to let Pepper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Pepper is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Zol Pepper has been cut. Garcia cracks Pepper with a hook to the temple - Pepper is on wobbly legs here! Garcia swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Pepper falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Garcia wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonardo Garcia! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2023 |
#R1# Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Da Forf looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD# Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garcia showed some decent athleticism there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB# Garcia maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Da Forf could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Garcia has cracked it and Da Forf is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leonardo Garcia! |
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