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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rokowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Rokowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Garcia's chin.
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214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Rokowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rokowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Rokowski finds it's target.
Rokowski gets tackled into the cage by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Rokowski working hard to break the clinch.
Rokowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia manages to pull guard.
Rokowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rokowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garcia holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rokowski.
Rokowski wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garcia is pulling down on Rokowski's head to control his posture.
Rokowski throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garcia holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rokowski throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia tries to counter with a takedown but Rokowski is quick to defend against it.
Rokowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Rokowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garcia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Garcia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia postures up in Rokowski's guard and throws a big left but Rokowski blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Garcia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rokowski some visible discomfort.
Rokowski is trying to improve his position.
Garcia has hold of Rokowski's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rokowski tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and Rokowski screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rokowski, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joe Garcia!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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