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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hector garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for hector garcia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, hector garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Golden!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Golden circles away.
garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Golden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
hector garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golden closes the distance and clinches.
garcia is trying to stall.
Golden stops a takedown attempt from garcia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hector garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golden has hold of one of garcia's legs. garcia is fighting the takedown attempt but Golden gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Golden controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golden's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
garcia controls Golden momentarily but Golden frees himself.
Golden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two 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.
Golden stands up from guard. Let's bang!
garcia gets caught flat footed, as Golden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Golden seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Golden just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Golden wants to clinch
and garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
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You can see the frustration on Golden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Golden is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but garcia is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
garcia tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Golden sneaks back into half guard.
garcia is breathing heavily.
Golden manages to get to full guard.
garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Golden has garcia pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Golden has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
garcia trying to control but Golden is working from the bottom.
garcia being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Golden wants to sweep but no luck.
Golden is pulling down on garcia's head to control his posture.
garcia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Golden just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
garcia throws a body punch but Golden moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Golden dominated that round.
That's time! garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Golden moves into the clinch.
Golden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golden has hold of one of garcia's legs. garcia is fighting the takedown attempt but Golden gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Golden content to stall in guard here.
garcia trying to control the position.
Golden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
garcia keeping full guard, as Golden tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Golden controls the pace.
That's two 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.
Golden stopping the sweep attempt from garcia.
Golden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
garcia controls Golden momentarily but Golden frees himself.
garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Golden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Golden controls the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Golden just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
garcia with a poor takedown
and Golden counters with a takedown into side control.
Golden moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
garcia struggling a bit here.
garcia seems a little lost for a moment, as Golden dominates the positioning.
Mark Golden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Golden just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
garcia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Golden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
garcia with a poor takedown
and Golden counters with a takedown into side control.
garcia tries to bench press Golden off him but Golden keeps the position.
Golden controlling the position from side mount.
Golden passes to full mount! That's big trouble for garcia!
Golden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
garcia wants to hold on but Golden pushes him away.
Golden controlling the pace for now.
Golden dominating with strikes here.
Golden controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Golden just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Golden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Golden tries for a takedown but garcia manages to get underhooks.
Golden has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics garcia uses from the top position.
garcia being controlled here momentarily.
garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Golden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Golden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
garcia wants to stand but Golden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
garcia trying to control but Golden is working from the bottom.
garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
garcia trying to control but Golden is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Golden moves into the clinch successfully.
Golden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
garcia tries to pull guard but Golden won't allow it.
Golden missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Golden tries to land a knee to the head but garcia blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Golden.
Golden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
garcia is looking to control Golden's arms but Golden gets an underhook and turns him. Now garcia has his back to the cage.
Golden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Golden has garcia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Golden pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending garcia tumbling to the mat - Golden dives into garcia's guard.
garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Golden controls the pace.
hector garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Golden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Golden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Golden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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