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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 503 p4p, 669 weight class) and Balthazar Baker (ranked 72 p4p, 100 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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14 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Baker!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Baker.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker moves away from the strike by Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Baker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Baker moves away and avoids it.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
Baker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Baker.
Baker lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker wants a takedown.
Baker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baker wants a takedown.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Balthazar Baker has been cut.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker tries for a takedown but Garcia manages to get underhooks.
Mickey Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balthazar Baker.
Garcia is working Baker over against the cage.
Baker is trying to trip Garcia. He has hold of a leg but Garcia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Baker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Baker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Baker works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baker is one step ahead there.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Baker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baker's guard.
Baker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baker wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker wants to control the position but Garcia says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Baker defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baker's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is thwarting Baker's attempts to control the position.
Baker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcia.
Baker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
Baker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baker controlling the position.
Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garcia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garcia wants to improve his position but instead Baker has moved into half guard.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baker postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Baker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Baker trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Baker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthazar Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthazar Baker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Baker lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Baker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Baker wants to take the fight to the mat but Garcia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mickey Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balthazar Baker.
Baker gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker is rocked!
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Baker with a big uppercut! Baker tries to clinch up but Garcia pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Baker to the mat! Baker covers up and Garcia unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey Garcia!
Mickey Garcia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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