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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and F U Up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). F U Up is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, F U Up!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia clinches.
Garcia has Up pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Up manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Up has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Up misses with a head kick.
Up shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Up tries for a takedown but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marcelo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of F U Up.
Up closes the distance but Garcia moves to the side
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Up tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia taking a breather here.
Up is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garcia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Up sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Up managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garcia.
Garcia working the strikes but Up uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Garcia prevents Up from improving his position.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but Up is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage.
Garcia not doing much here.
Up is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia stalling away here and it's allowed Up to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Up is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Up can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcia controls the pace.
Up looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Up is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia postures up in Up's guard and throws a big left but Up blocks it.
Up manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Up defends well.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Up has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Up wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
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.
Garcia is looking to sweep but instead, Up has passed into half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Up is keeping busy.
Garcia controlling the position well.
Up is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Up regains half guard.
Up trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Up is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Up is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garcia is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcelo Garcia.
Up has his takedown stuffed
and Garcia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Up is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up wants to clinch
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Up is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garcia throwing shots but Up is blocking nicely.
Up trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia trying to control the action but Up is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Up is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Up misses with a takedown
and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garcia.
Up has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marcelo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of F U Up.
Garcia manages to pull guard.
Garcia trying to strike off his back.
Up wants to stand but Garcia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garcia controlling Up's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up postures up.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Up frees his head nicely. Oh but Garcia has switched to an armbar! Up is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcelo Garcia!
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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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