Garcia takes highly controversial split decision over Phan
The first round appeared to have gone to Phan as he was the aggressor, using strikes to control the action…
The first round appeared to have gone to Phan as he was the aggressor, using strikes to control the action while Garcia seemed content to throw wild looping punches that occasionally landed, but did no damage.
Garcia’s came out much more aggressive to start the second round, but gassed midway through the round. Phan then dropped Garcia to the ground, took his back, and spent the rest of the round looking for the choke.
Garcia cut Phan early in the third round using his wild punching style. Phan again waited until Garcia was tired and then used strikes to gain the advantage over the clearly gassed Garcia.
When the judges cards were read the crowd reacted immediately, with chants of “b——-” drowning Joe Rogan’s attempted to interview Garcia. Rogan calls the judges out from the middle of the cage.
FightMetric shows a clear win for Phan:
Images from MMAMania.com
Below, Phan reacts with disbelief post fight:
Garcua gives his view on the decision: