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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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