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Event:
FCL - 52
Date: Sep 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia Jr.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Garcia Jr throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Garcia Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia Jr throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL2#
Smith gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Garcia Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Garcia Jr into the cage.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Garcia Jr looking to stall.
Garcia Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Garcia Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garcia Jr looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr working aggressively here.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia Jr controls the action.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith prevents a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Garcia Jr's ribcage. Garcia Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Garcia Jr avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia Jr lands with a right to the head.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Smith.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
A hook to the body from Garcia Jr.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith tries to work over Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to work over Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Garcia Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith cracks Garcia Jr with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith digs a right hand into Garcia Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia Jr's gas tank.
Garcia Jr is breathing heavily.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia Jr controls his hands.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A short left from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Garcia Jr into the cage.
Garcia Jr is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T4#
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith prevents a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Smith presses Garcia Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith tries to work over Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia Jr controls the action.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith works on Garcia Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Garcia Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia Jr.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Garcia Jr moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Garcia Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL2#
Garcia Jr gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith tries a body shot but Garcia Jr blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Garcia Jr blocks a body shot from Smith.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Garcia Jr fails to land.
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith. #T1#
Garcia Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia Jr.
#BC#
Garcia Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
Smith staying out of range there.
A left lands for Garcia Jr.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia Jr.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Garcia Jr counter with a right hand.
Smith misses with a hook
and Garcia Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Smith closes the distance and pushes Garcia Jr back into the cage.#T2#
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Garcia Jr is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia Jr has his back to the cage.
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia Jr's elbow.
Garcia Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Garcia Jr breaks the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garcia Jr throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia Jr.#CL2#
Smith rushes Garcia Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Garcia Jr's ribcage. Garcia Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith pushes Garcia Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Garcia Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith pushes Garcia Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Smith.
A shot in the inside from Smith. #ROC2#Garcia Jr is rocked!
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Oh Garcia Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith pushes Garcia Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Smith pushes Garcia Jr against the cage. Smith is working some dirty boxing. Smith pushes off with a quick right hook! Garcia Jr goes down! Garcia Jr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Smith moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Smith!
Our winner, Charles Smith, 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:
FCL - 48
Date: Aug 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination but Castillo avoids it well.
Castillo misses with a hook.
Garcia Jr looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Garcia Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garcia Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Jr throws a one two combo.
Garcia Jr with a hook.#TD#
Castillo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia Jr to the ground. Castillo is now in Garcia Jr's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garcia Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castillo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr has control of Castillo's left arm, preventing Castillo from doing any damage.
Castillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia Jr is retaining full guard.
Castillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia Jr trying to control the position.
#T1#
Garcia Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garcia Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia Jr wants to improve his position but instead Castillo has moved into half guard.
We've been hearing that Castillo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garcia Jr tries to kick Castillo off but Castillo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castillo lands a nice short elbow.
Castillo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garcia Jr wants to improve his position but Castillo is controlling well.
Castillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Garcia Jr is trying to stand up here but Castillo is controlling him well.
Castillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia Jr keeps working.
Garcia Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand back up but Castillo is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castillo.
Castillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia Jr's head.
Garcia Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia Jr trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Castillo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Castillo's back!#SUB2#
Garcia Jr is looking for the choke from the back position but Castillo is controlling his hands well. #T3#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Garcia Jr's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Castillo just trying to survive but Garcia Jr is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Garcia Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Castillo breaks Garcia Jr's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Garcia Jr is trying to keep Castillo in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Castillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Castillo cracks Garcia Jr with a solid left hand.
Castillo stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Castillo is pushing down on Garcia Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Castillo has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4#
Castillo slips a nice elbow through Garcia Jr's hands, connecting with Garcia Jr's forehead.
Garcia Jr is in trouble now - Castillo has advanced to mount!
Castillo landing strikes from the mount.
Garcia Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep. Castillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castillo working over Garcia Jr with some ground and pound. Garcia Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr taking some punishment here, with Castillo in his half guard.
Garcia Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcia Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Castillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia Jr defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A big left from Castillo misses.
Garcia Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castillo.
#CL#
Castillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garcia Jr to keep the fight standing.
Castillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castillo misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr scores with a shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Garcia Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Castillo tries to work over Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia Jr can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr wants to break free but Castillo has control.
Castillo lands with a right to the head.
Garcia Jr digs a right hand underneath Castillo's ribcage. Castillo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garcia Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castillo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Castillo is looking for a takedown.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Garcia Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castillo can't get the takedown.
Castillo letting Garcia Jr take a breather here.
Garcia Jr stalling in the clinch.
Garcia Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Castillo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garcia Jr can turn it around.#BC2#
Garcia Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo throws a body punch but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia Jr slips under a jab from Castillo.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
#T2#
Castillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia Jr but Garcia Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia Jr lands a nice hook to Castillo's body. Castillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia Jr.
Castillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillo.
Garcia Jr throws a counter combo.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a series of punches but Castillo avoids them all with ease.
Castillo misses with an uppercut. Garcia Jr saw that one coming.
Garcia Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillo throws out the jab.
Castillo misses with a looping right.#T3#
Castillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia Jr.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo misses with a looping left.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Castillo moves out of range.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Garcia Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillo.
Garcia Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castillo rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcia Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Castillo finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia Jr's head.
Garcia Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Garcia Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castillos head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Castillo.
Castillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo tries a body shot but Garcia Jr blocks it.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Castillo.
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land. #TD#
Castillo decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castillo is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Garcia Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Garcia Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Garcia Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castillo.
Castillo misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Castillo.
Castillo scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Garcia Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with an uppercut. Castillo saw that one coming.
Garcia Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a right hand that Castillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillo also avoids with ease.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Garcia Jr misses with a looping right.
Garcia Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo tests Garcia Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castillo takes a swing at Garcia Jr's ribcage but misses.
Garcia Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garcia Jr slips a straight right by Castillo.#T1#
Castillo throws a nice looking combination but Garcia Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Garcia Jr has closed the distance and engaged Castillo in a clinch.
Castillo is looking for a takedown.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD#
Castillo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garcia Jr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Castillo throwing wild punches that miss their target. #SUB#
Castillo working for a choke but Garcia Jr is defending well.
Castillo scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Garcia Jr is looking for a way out.
Garcia Jr trying to get back to his feet but Castillo is in full control for now. #T2#
Castillo scores with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo is looking to control Garcia Jr but Garcia Jr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Castillo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Garcia Jr is in bad spot here.
#SUB#
Garcia Jr showing good submission defense here.
Richard Castillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia Jr trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB#
Castillo is looking for the choke from the back position but Garcia Jr is controlling his hands well. #T3##SUB#
Castillo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Garcia Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Castillo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Garcia Jr trying to control the hands but Castillo breaks the grip.
Castillo has the hooks in. Garcia Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Castillo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
You can see the frustration on Garcia Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T4#
Castillo landing with strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Castillo.
Garcia Jr tries to escape the position.
Castillo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Castillo gets his hands free as Garcia Jr looks to control.
Castillo wants to control the position but Garcia Jr frees himself and scrambles - Castillo manages to regain control in side control.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep.
Castillo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB#
Castillo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Garcia Jr is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Castillo yanks on the arm and Garcia Jr is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Castillo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Castillo!
Richard Castillo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
FCL - 42
Date: Jul 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up but Salad circles away and keeps his distance.
Salad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salad throws a hook to the side of Garcia Jr's head but Garcia Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salad scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salad sizes up Garcia Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salad throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garcia Jr moves in looking to clinch but Salad pushes him off.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Salad circles away.
Salad was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garcia Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination but Salad avoids it well.
Salad throws out a counter right but Garcia Jr avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Salad misses with a straight left. #CL#
Garcia Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Salad successfully pulls guard.
Salad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia Jr's guard. #REVB#
Garcia Jr keeping moving, preventing Salad from controlling successfully.
Salad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Garcia Jr wants to sweep here but Salad controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Salad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia Jr's head.
Salad tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia Jr is retaining full guard.
Garcia Jr wants to hit a sweep here but Salad passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garcia Jr there!
Salad controlling his opponent.
Garcia Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salad lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia Jr is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salad lands a nice shot to the head. #T3#
Salad lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salad on the ground.
Salad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garcia Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salad working Garcia Jr over with strikes here.
Salad scoring with strikes but Garcia Jr is staying in there.
Salad raining down shots from the mount!
Garcia Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia Jr tries to get out of the position.
Salad landing shots from mount. #ROC2#Garcia Jr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia Jr tries to hold on but Salad pushes him away.
Salad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salad working Garcia Jr over with strikes here.
Salad landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Garcia Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Salad raining down shots from the mount!
Salad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Salad landing strikes, looking to finish!
Salad raining down hammerfists from mount.
Salad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia Jr's face.
Garcia Jr tries to hold on but Salad postures up.
Garcia Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Salad landing strikes from the mount.
Salad breaks from Garcia Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salad unloading with bombs!
Salad lands a big shot there that rocks Garcia Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia Jr hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tater Salad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Garcia Jr misses.
Garcia Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Salad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Garcia Jr forces Salad back against the cage and clinches.
Salad lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Salad pulls guard.
Salad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia Jr is one step ahead there.
Garcia Jr with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1##SUB2#
Salad looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garcia Jr is defending well. Salad quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garcia Jr has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Salad celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tater Salad!
During a confident post fight interview, Tater Salad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
FCL - 36
Date: Jun 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia Jr moves away.
Garcia Jr throws a right and a left that Arai avoids nicely.
Garcia Jr throws a combination that misses
and Arai counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia Jr. #CL#
Garcia Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Arai being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Arai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arai connects with a body shot.#T1#
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
Arai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but Arai moves away
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Arai.
A big right from Arai misses.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr slips under a jab from Arai.
Arai ducks under a wild hook from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr sets himself, and Arai steps forward looking for the clinch! Garcia Jr avoids it this time.
Arai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Arai takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
#T2#
Arai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Garcia Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Garcia Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arai.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Arai blocks it.
Arai tries to break free but Garcia Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Arai digs a right hand into Garcia Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia Jr's gas tank. #BC#
Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia Jr misses the target.
Arai unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcia Jr throws a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab. Arai acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3##CL#
Garcia Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Arai tries to break free but Garcia Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the head.
Garcia Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arai's elbow.
Arai looking to stall.
A short left from Garcia Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia Jr. #BC2#
Arai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia Jr feints a jab promting Arai to slip. Garcia Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia Jr ducks under a wild hook from Arai.#T4#
Garcia Jr punishes Arai's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Arai dips to his left and cracks Garcia Jr with an uppercut!#CL2#
Arai moves into range and clinches up with Garcia Jr.
Arai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Arai lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr tries to work over Arai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Arai to work.
Arai has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Garcia Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garcia Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garcia Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Garcia Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Arai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.#CL2#
Arai drives through and clinches with Garcia Jr against the cage.
Arai lands an uppercut.
Arai prevents a body shot from Garcia Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai misses with a punch on the inside.
Arai is trying to push Garcia Jr away but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arai prevents a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arais head.
Garcia Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Arai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Arai tries to throw a body punch but Garcia Jr avoids it by throwing Arai back against the cage.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Arai controls his hands.
Garcia Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arai is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Arai controls his hands.
Garcia Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr just leaning against Arai, taking a breather.
Arai lands with a right to the head.
Arai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Arai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arai! But no joy.
Arai circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Garcia Jr gets tackled into the cage by Arai. Arai maintains the clinch.
Arai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Garcia Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garcia Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arai's elbow.
Arai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Arai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Arai.
Arai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia Jr working aggressively here.
Arai misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr looking to stall.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Arai letting Garcia Jr take a breather here.#T3#
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Arai avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Arai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arai.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Arai blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Arai.
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
Garcia Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia Jr throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Arai breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Arai lands.
Garcia Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Saint Arai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arai paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
Arai tries to clinch up.
Garcia Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Arai slips a straight right by Garcia Jr.
Arai slips a jab from Garcia Jr.
Arai throws out a counter right but Garcia Jr avoids it with no problem.
Garcia Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Arai circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Arai rushes Garcia Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Arai breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Arai throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Garcia Jr clinches up against the cage.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia Jr leaning against his opponent.
Garcia Jr keeps control of Arai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Arai avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Arai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arai misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arai's elbow.
Arai prevents a body shot from Garcia Jr.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
A short body shot lands from Garcia Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Arai letting Garcia Jr take a breather here.
Garcia Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai dodges the punch combination from Garcia Jr.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Garcia Jr.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Arai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Edgar Garcia Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but Arai moves away
and Garcia Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Arai closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia Jr misses with the head strike.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Arai controls his hands.
Arai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Garcia Jr breaks from the clinch.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arai.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Garcia Jr finds it's way through Arai's defenses.
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
#CL#
Garcia Jr has managed to clinch.
Arai tries a body shot but Garcia Jr blocks it.
#T3#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arai as Garcia Jr tries to tie him up.
Garcia Jr lands a left hand.
Arai prevents Garcia Jr from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Arai.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garcia Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arai.
Arai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcia Jrs head.
Arai taking a breather.
Arai working aggressively here.
Arai blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Garcia Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arai is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia Jr gets an underhook and turns Arai into the cage.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Garcia Jr has Arai pressed against the cage.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arai lands a shoulder strike.
Arai misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Arai digs a right hand into Garcia Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia Jr's gas tank.
Arai lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Arai breaks the clinch.
Arai lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saint Arai.
Well Arai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai! |
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Event:
FCL - 29
Date: May 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr lands with a hook. Yamasaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Yamasaki moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamasaki! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Yamasaki. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yamasaki.
Garcia Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yamasaki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Garcia Jr!
Yamasaki landing punches.
Yamasaki breaks from Garcia Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Yamasaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamasaki scoring with strikes but Garcia Jr is staying in there.
Yamasaki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yamasaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yamasaki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#ROC2#Garcia Jr is rocked!
Garcia Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Garcia Jr is looking to improve his position but Yamasaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Yamasaki looking to finish Garcia Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia Jr!
Garcia Jr taking shots to the head.
Oh Garcia Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamasaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia Jr hang on?
Yamasaki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamasaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia Jr?
Yamasaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yamasaki postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Garcia Jr in real trouble here! The ref calls for Garcia Jr to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiba Yamasaki!
Kiba Yamasaki is the new bantamweight champion!
In defeat, Edgar Garcia Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats to Kiba hell of a fighter, it’s just how the fight game goes. I will be back and better at Featherweight, I’m moving up 145 to grab another belt soon. 145ERs YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!'. |
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Event:
FCL - 22
Date: Apr 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr lands a jab to Dylan's midsection.
Garcia Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL2#
Dylan forces Garcia Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Dylan is trying to break the clinch but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dylan throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Dylan is controlling him.
Dylan is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia Jr has double underhooks.
Garcia Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dylan backwards.
Garcia Jr tries to work over Dylan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Dylan manages to break the clinch.
Dylan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dylan tries to bum rush Garcia Jr with a series of wild strikes but Garcia Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia Jr counters with a straight right hand.
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!#CL2#
Dylan rushes Garcia Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia Jr prevents Dylan from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Dylan avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Garcia Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garcia Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dylan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dylan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia Jr is defending well for now.
Garcia Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Garcia Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia Jr pushes Dylan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dylan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Dylan 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.#BC2#
Dylan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia Jr lands with a good body shot.
Garcia Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia Jr lands a jab to Dylan's midsection.
Dylan tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia Jr scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia Jr counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Dylan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia Jr punishes Dylan's body with a nice straight punch.
Dylan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dylan looks winded!
Garcia Jr works Dylan's body with a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr scores with a hook to the body. Dylan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dylan has time to react.
Dylan wants to clinch
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dylan thinking.
Garcia Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Dylan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia Jr scores with a body shot.
Garcia Jr is looking to wear down Dylan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dylan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#ROC#Dylan is rocked!#T3#
Garcia Jr throws a series of strikes that have Dylan backpedaling.
Dylan is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia Jr finish him?
Garcia Jr jabs Dylan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liam Dylan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Dylan is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Garcia Jr just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Dylan has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Edgar Garcia Jr 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:
FCL - 15
Date: Mar 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Allsack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've been informed that Allsack has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head kick by Allsack misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Allsack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Allsack backing up. Allsack nods at Garcia Jr to acknowledge the strikes.#ROC#Allsack is rocked!
Allsack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allsack is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia Jr finish him?
Garcia Jr misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Allsack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia Jr circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Allsack to the canvas! Allsack doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Garcia Jr keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Edgar Garcia Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
FCL - 10
Date: Feb 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia Jr on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia Jr is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Garcia Jr lands with a right to the head.
Garcia Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garcia Jr is trying to stall.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Garcia Jr trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia Jr into the cage.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia Jr lands an uppercut.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Garcia Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia Jr is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia Jr has his back to the cage.
Garcia Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Garcia Jr trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia Jr into the cage.
Garcia Jr leaning against his opponent.
Walker cracks Garcia Jr with a nice body shot.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Walker misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker misses with some punches.
Garcia Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walker up against the cage.#T3#
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia Jr controls his hands.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker keeps control of Garcia Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Walker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia Jr throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Walker tries to clinch up but Garcia Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Garcia Jr scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Walker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Walker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Walker looks to move away, Garcia Jr throws a big counter combo but Walker just gets out of the way.
Garcia Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker throws out a counter right but Garcia Jr avoids it with no problem.
Garcia Jr misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Walker lands.
Walker's corner calls for a 1-2. Walker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walker cracks Garcia Jr with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Walker. That snapped Garcia Jr's head back.
Garcia Jr staying out of range there.
Garcia Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr misses the shot to the body.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1##CL2#
Walker drives through and clinches with Garcia Jr against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brady Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker prevents Garcia Jr from breaking the clinch.
Garcia Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker works on Garcia Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr. #T2#
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker tries to work over Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.#CL2#
Walker drives through and clinches with Garcia Jr against the cage.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia Jr. #BC#
Garcia Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr is looking to wear down Walker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Garcia Jr misses its intended target.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Garcia Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edgar Garcia Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker clobbers Garcia Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#T4#
Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia Jr misses the target.
Garcia Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
#CL2#
Walker instigates a clinch.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
A short left from Walker.
Walker misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Garcia Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brady Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker scores with the left hand. Garcia Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia Jr misses the target.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Walker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL2#
Walker darts in and clinches Garcia Jr up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with some punches.
#T1#
Walker misses with the head strike.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia Jr.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
A right hand to the body from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr misses with some punches.
Garcia Jr is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia Jr has his back to the cage.
Garcia Jr tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Garcia Jr tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Garcia Jr is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Walker. #T3#
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Walker.
Garcia Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garcia Jr tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Garcia Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcia Jr is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia Jr.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garcia Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Garcia Jr is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Walker really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brady Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia Jr in his tracks.
Garcia Jr misses with a looping right.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Walker misses.
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!
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia Jr scores with a shot to the body.
#T1#
Garcia Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia Jr manages to avoid it.
As Walker looks to move away, Garcia Jr throws a big counter combo but Walker just gets out of the way.
Garcia Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Garcia Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.#T2#
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia Jr can't break the clinch.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Garcia Jr looking to stall.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia Jr is trying to break free.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker lands a left hand.
Walker prevents Garcia Jr from breaking the clinch.
Garcia Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the head.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia Jr gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia Jr's efforts to push away.
Garcia Jr can't break the clinch.
#T4#
Garcia Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
Garcia Jr tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Garcia Jr working aggressively here.
Garcia Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia Jr's efforts to push away.
Walker misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia Jr.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Walker dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Garcia Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Garcia Jr slips the punch.
It looked like Garcia Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker tries to clinch but Garcia Jr moves away
letting Garcia Jr counter with a right hand.
Garcia Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Garcia Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker cracks Garcia Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia Jr scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC#Walker is rocked!
Garcia Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia Jr finish him?
Garcia Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL2#
Walker has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Garcia Jr unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Walker! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Garcia Jr is unloading with more strikes now! Walker drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr retains his bantamweight title!
A less than humble Edgar Garcia Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
FCL - 5
Date: Feb 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garcia Jr.
Stark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia Jr as he jumps to the side.
Edgar Garcia Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morello Stark.
Garcia Jr misses with a wild combination.
Garcia Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia Jr as Stark shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stark fails with the takedown
and Garcia Jr counters with a left to the body.
Morello Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from Garcia Jr.
Stark misses with a body shot
and Garcia Jr counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Garcia Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stark drops his hands momentarily and Garcia Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Stark's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stark's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia Jr, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes Garcia Jr against the cage but Garcia Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia Jr throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
Garcia Jr throws a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Garcia Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia Jr stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back 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!
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T2#
Garcia Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
Stark looks winded!
Garcia Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stark shoots and misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia Jr scores with a one two! Stark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia Jr.
Nice body punch from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab.#ROC#Stark is rocked!
Garcia Jr throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Stark colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Garcia Jr as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Stark is left battered and dazed whilst Garcia Jr and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Edgar Garcia Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1177 Round 4
Date: Jan 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Shihsaidov looks to land a left hand but Garcia Jr moved out of range nicely.
Garcia Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shihsaidov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shihsaidov.
Shihsaidov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shihsaidov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr takes a swing at Shihsaidov's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia Jr. Shihsaidov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Shihsaidov misses.
Shihsaidov fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Garcia Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shihsaidov avoids the body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr tries to bum rush Shihsaidov with a series of wild strikes but Shihsaidov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shihsaidov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shihsaidov misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Shihsaidov throws a hook but Garcia Jr blocks it.
Shihsaidov misses with a body shot.
Garcia Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shihsaidov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia Jr thinking.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shihsaidov.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shihsaidov lands with a shot to the body.
Shihsaidov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shihsaidov fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr throws a big counter combination but Shihsaidov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shihsaidov scores with a one two! Garcia Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia Jr dips to his left and cracks Shihsaidov with an uppercut!
Garcia Jr tests Shihsaidov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot that sends Shihsaidov's belly button to the back.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
Shihsaidov misses with a body shot.
Shihsaidov connects with a body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shihsaidov counters with a two punch combo.
Shihsaidov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shihsaidov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shihsaidov dodges the punch combination from Garcia Jr.
Shihsaidov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T3#
Shihsaidov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shihsaidov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia Jr digs a good body shot into Shihsaidov's ribs.
A punch combination from Garcia Jr misses.
Shihsaidov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shihsaidov connects with a body shot.
Shihsaidov walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia Jr.
Shihsaidov jabs Garcia Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia Jr avoids the body shot from Shihsaidov.
Garcia Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Shihsaidov's shoulder, as Shihsaidov tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Garcia Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shihsaidov under the eye.
Garcia Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia Jr misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia Jr throws a series of punches but Shihsaidov moves out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Shihsaidov moves out of range.
Garcia Jr blocks the body kick.
Shihsaidov dodges the punch combination from Garcia Jr.
Shihsaidov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia Jr counters with a series of strikes. Shihsaidov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia Jr lands a jab to Shihsaidov's midsection.
Shihsaidov just misses with a punch to the body.
Shihsaidov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia Jr throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Garcia Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Garcia Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shihsaidov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shihsaidov misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shihsaidov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shihsaidov staying out of range there.
Shihsaidov throws a lazy body kick
and Garcia Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shihsaidov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shihsaidov thinking.
Garcia Jr misses the body punch
and Shihsaidov counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shihsaidov misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shihsaidov tries to bum rush Garcia Jr with a series of wild strikes but Garcia Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Shihsaidov's head back.
Shihsaidov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Shihsaidov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia Jr at a distance.
Garcia Jr misses with a combination
and Shihsaidov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia Jr. Shihsaidov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shihsaidov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shihsaidov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shihsaidov misses the shot to the body.
Garcia Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Shihsaidov scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Shihsaidov moves out of range. #T2#
Garcia Jr throws a right hand that Shihsaidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Shihsaidov also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Shihsaidov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Garcia Jr lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shihsaidov throws a series of strikes that have Garcia Jr backpedaling.
Edgar Garcia Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Shihsaidov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shihsaidov scores with a jab to the body.
Shihsaidov misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia Jr counters with a series of strikes. Shihsaidov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia Jr looks to land a left hand but Shihsaidov moved out of range nicely.
Garcia Jr throws out a loose jab but Shihsaidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shihsaidov misses with a body shot.
Shihsaidov dodges the punch combination from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands with a nice combination. Shihsaidov backs away looking to recover.#T3#
Garcia Jr cracks a nice hook into Shihsaidov's ribs.
Garcia Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shihsaidov can do to turn this around?
Shihsaidov dodges the punch combination from Garcia Jr.
Shihsaidov unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shihsaidov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Shihsaidov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Shihsaidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia Jr moves away.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Shihsaidov moves out of range.
Garcia Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Shihsaidov lands with a straight right. Garcia Jr didn't see that one coming.
Shihsaidov dodges the punch combination from Garcia Jr.
Shihsaidov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Garcia Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Shihsaidov moves out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a right and a left that Shihsaidov avoids nicely.
Garcia Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shihsaidov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shihsaidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia Jr.
Shihsaidov swings for the body but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Shihsaidov connects with a single shot there.
Shihsaidov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tamryn Shihsaidov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Garcia Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia Jr.
Shihsaidov misses with the combination.
Garcia Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shihsaidov blocks a jab.
Shihsaidov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shihsaidov thuds his right hand into Garcia Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shihsaidov, as that shot connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shihsaidov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left and a right from Shihsaidov both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Shihsaidov does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shihsaidov scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a nice looking combination but Shihsaidov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Garcia Jr backs off Shihsaidov throws a huge counter combo but Garcia Jr manages to avoid it all.
Garcia Jr is looking to wear down Shihsaidov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shihsaidov ducks under a wild hook from Garcia Jr.#T1#
Garcia Jr throws a series of punches but Shihsaidov moves out of range.
Shihsaidov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shihsaidov's head backwards.
Garcia Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia Jr. Shihsaidov does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Shihsaidov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shihsaidov tries to land a body kick
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shihsaidov thinking.
Garcia Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Shihsaidov's head.
Garcia Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Shihsaidov's shoulder, as Shihsaidov tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab. Shihsaidov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia Jr slips under a jab from Shihsaidov.
It looked like Garcia Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shihsaidov throws a body punch but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Shihsaidov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia Jr manages to avoid it.#T2#
Garcia Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shihsaidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia Jr takes a swing at Shihsaidov's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shihsaidov in his tracks.
Garcia Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shihsaidov was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr ducks under a wild hook from Shihsaidov.
Shihsaidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia Jr moves away.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Shihsaidov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Shihsaidov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shihsaidov slips a jab and a cross from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shihsaidov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia Jr staying out of range there.
Shihsaidov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Garcia Jr back to the cage. Shihsaidov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shihsaidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Shihsaidov.
Garcia Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia Jr looks to land a left hand but Shihsaidov moved out of range nicely.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shihsaidov counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shihsaidov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia Jr thinking.
Shihsaidov throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Shihsaidov throws a right and a left that Garcia Jr avoids nicely.
Shihsaidov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Shihsaidov misses with a body kick.
Shihsaidov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia Jr. Garcia Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shihsaidov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shihsaidov scores with a punch to the head.
Shihsaidov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shihsaidov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shihsaidov misses with a body shot.
Shihsaidov misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edgar Garcia Jr.
Well Garcia Jr 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Edgar Garcia Jr!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Edgar Garcia Jr!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Edgar Garcia Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1177 Round 3
Date: Jan 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia Jr scores with a body shot.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
Blackburn feinted with a counter takedown.
Blackburn needs to keep his hands up - Garcia Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Blackburn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr lunges at Blackburn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackburn's hand.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr jabs at Blackburn's body.#T1#
Garcia Jr feints a jab promting Blackburn to slip. Garcia Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blackburn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garcia Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a combination. Blackburn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcia Jr scores with a body shot.
Garcia Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Garcia Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia Jr.#T2#
Garcia Jr cracks Blackburn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr with a jab.
Garcia Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blackburn back to the cage. Garcia Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Garcia Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr with a jab.
Blackburn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blackburn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T3#
No joy there for Garcia Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackburn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garcia Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia Jr lands a two punch combo.
Garcia Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garcia Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Garcia Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blackburn moves forwards but Garcia Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia Jr throws a nice looking combination but Blackburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackburn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blackburn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blackburn ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia Jr.
Blackburn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Blackburn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Garcia Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Garcia Jr connects with a right hand. Blackburn shakes it off.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a series of punches but Blackburn avoids them all with ease.
Blackburn attempts a counter takedown but Garcia Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Garcia Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blackburn backs up against the cage.
Blackburn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination but Blackburn avoids it well.
Blackburn feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination. Blackburn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blackburn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Blackburn's head back.
#T1#
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination but Blackburn avoids it well.
Blackburn feinted with a counter takedown.
Garcia Jr lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
No joy there for Garcia Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Garcia Jr.
Blackburn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Garcia Jr misses.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Garcia Jr throws a combination. Blackburn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcia Jr is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackburn circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackburn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Garcia Jr sprawls and moves away.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackburn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackburn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garcia Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Garcia Jr misses.
Blackburn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blackburn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackburn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T3#
Blackburn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blackburn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackburn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garcia Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blackburn under the eye.
Garcia Jr throws a nice looking combination but Blackburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blackburn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia Jr works the jab nicely.
Garcia Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blackburn doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4#
Garcia Jr throws a combination. Blackburn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Blackburn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Blackburn attempts a counter takedown but Garcia Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Garcia Jr scores with the left hand. Blackburn knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia Jr cracks Blackburn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackburns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Garcia Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Garcia Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackburn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blackburn backs up against the cage.
Blackburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackburn feinted with a counter takedown.
Garcia Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Garcia Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackburn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garcia Jr throws a series of punches but Blackburn avoids them all with ease.
Blackburn tries to counter with a takedown but Garcia Jr is quick to defend against it.
Garcia Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia Jr feints a jab promting Blackburn to slip. Garcia Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blackburn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garcia Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia Jr duly obliges.
Garcia Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcia Jr cracks Blackburn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackburn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blackburn drops his hands momentarily and Garcia Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcia Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackburn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blackburn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Blackburn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blackburn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garcia Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blackburn with a nice head shot there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcia Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Blackburn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blackburn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia Jr's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blackburn connects with a nice short shot to Garcia Jr's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackburn trying to control from half guard but Garcia Jr is working away.
Ground and pound from Blackburn.
Blackburn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blackburn lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia Jr tries to roll over but Blackburn keeps him under control.
Blackburn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blackburn lands with a punch from half guard. #T4#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blackburn connects with a nice short shot to Garcia Jr's temple.
Blackburn lands strikes from half guard.
Blackburn moves into full mount! Garcia Jr won't be happy about that!
Blackburn unloading with bombs!
Garcia Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Blackburn cracks Garcia Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackburn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blackburn is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blackburn lands a couple of good shots and Garcia Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Quinn Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar Garcia Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia Jr tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Garcia Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Edgar Garcia Jr!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Edgar Garcia Jr!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr wins by unanimous decision!
Edgar Garcia Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1177 Round 2
Date: Jan 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Garcia Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stephens back to the cage. Garcia Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stephens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia Jr punishes Stephens's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Stephens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr works Stephens's body with a nice hook.
Garcia Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia Jr clobbers Stephens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Stephens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia Jr scores with a one two! Stephens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stephens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab lands there for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination. Stephens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stephens there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
Stephens takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stephens drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garcia Jr defends it well.
Garcia Jr connects with a right hand. Stephens shakes it off.
Garcia Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stephens was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia Jr.#T3#
Garcia Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stephens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia Jr.
Stephens is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcia Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stephens tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia Jr is looking to wear down Stephens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stephens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stephens manages to avoid it.
Stephens tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T4#
Garcia Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Garcia Jr.
Stephens tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stephens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr throws a nice looking combination but Stephens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens feints the counter takedown.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garcia Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stephens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Garcia Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Garcia Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Stephens might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
Garcia Jr cracks a nice hook into Stephens's ribs.
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination. Stephens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#ROC#Stephens is rocked!
Garcia Jr lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Stephens - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Garcia Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edgar Garcia Jr!
In his post fight interview, Edgar Garcia Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1177 Round 1
Date: Jan 08, 2024 |
#R1#
LeBlanc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
LeBlanc tries for a takedown but Garcia Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LeBlanc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
LeBlanc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but LeBlanc is just out of range.
LeBlanc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LeBlanc tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia Jr works over LeBlanc's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBlanc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LeBlanc moves in looking to clinch but Garcia Jr pushes him off.#T1#
LeBlanc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
Garcia Jr connects with a jab.
Garcia Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LeBlanc tries for a takedown but Garcia Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius LeBlanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeBlanc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
LeBlanc doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia Jr circles away.
As LeBlanc backs off Garcia Jr throws a huge counter combo but LeBlanc manages to avoid it all.
Garcia Jr throws a right hand that LeBlanc ducks under and follows up with a left that LeBlanc also avoids with ease.
LeBlanc closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia Jr, looking for a takedown. LeBlanc pushes Garcia Jr against the cage but Garcia Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot that snaps LeBlanc's head back.
#CL#
LeBlanc clinches up with Garcia Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
No luck for LeBlanc with that takedown attempt.
Garcia Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeBlanc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot that sends LeBlanc's belly button to the back.
Garcia Jr avoids the head kick by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
LeBlanc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T3#
Garcia Jr scores with a shot to the body.
LeBlanc tries to clinch but Garcia Jr moves away
and Garcia Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia Jr lands with a big left! LeBlanc is wobbled badly! Garcia Jr comes in with a flurry of punches and drops LeBlanc to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edgar Garcia Jr!
Edgar Garcia Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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