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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Correira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cambises Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Correira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cambises Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Correira sprawls well.
Correira stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Correira is looking to clinch.
Correira wants to clinch
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Garcia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Correira wants to try and get back to his feet.
Correira wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Garcia.
Correira is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garcia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Correira can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Correira is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Correira could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Correira bucks Garcia off and manages to get back to his feet!
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Correira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia looks gassed!
Correira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Correira missing with knees to the body.
Correira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Correira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Correira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Correira.
Correira with a knee to the head.
Correira misses with a knee strike.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Correira lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Correira.
Correira lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia tries to break free but Correira pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Correira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Wesley Correira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cambises Garcia.
Correira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Correira misses with a knee strike.
Correira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Correira throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Correira, against the cage.
Correira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Correira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Correira is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Correira circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Correira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Correira tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Correira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Correira tries to clinch up
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown. Correira fights it but they end up in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia stops Correira from standing up.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Correira is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Correira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Correira moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correira is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Correira tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Correira moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia jumps guard but Correira stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Correira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Correira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wesley Correira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cambises Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Correira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correira connects with a knee to the head.
Correira trying to land knees to the body.
Correira landing knees to the body.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira scores with a knee to the head.
Correira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correira landing knees to the body.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Correira manages to get underhooks.
Correira tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Correira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Correira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garcia avoiding damage as Correira throws knees to the body.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Correira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Wesley Correira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcia is working for takedown but Correira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Correira misses with a knee to the head.
Correira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Correira doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia digs a good hook to Correira's body.
Correira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cambises Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Correira darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters with a big head kick but Correira shrugs it off.
Correira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Correira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Correira.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Correira circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Correira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Correira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Correira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Correira dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Correira wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia looks to clinch
and Correira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Garcia moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia is working an open guard so Correira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Correira circles away easily
and Correira moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Correira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Correira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Correira.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Correira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia wants to control but Correira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia is trying to stand back up but Correira is controlling him
Correira stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Correira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wesley Correira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cambises Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira is looking to clinch.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Correira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
Correira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Correira trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Correira connects with a knee to the head.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Correira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Correira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira misses with a knee to the head.
Correira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Correira looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Correira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Garcia's guard now.
Garcia trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Correira defends easily.
Wesley Correira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Correira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard.
Correira stands up from Garcia's guard - Correira perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Correira tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Correira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a body kick.
Correira moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Correira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Correira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Correira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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