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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 489 p4p, 58 weight class) and Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 883 p4p, 101 weight class). Haislan Garcia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ekaku, as that shot connected.
Ekaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekaku on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ekaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ekaku blocks a low kick nicely.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Ekaku.
Garcia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Runts Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
Garcia tries a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Ekaku off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garcia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ekaku - the referee stops the clock and Garcia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ekaku. Garcia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ekaku lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Ekaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekaku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ekaku looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ekaku lands a head shot.
Ekaku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
Ekaku connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
Garcia wants to slow Ekaku down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia is looking to wear down Ekaku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Ekaku loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
A cross from Ekaku lands.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekaku throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Ekaku will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Ekaku's legs.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Ekaku off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Ekaku blocks the low kick.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia thumps Ekaku with a low kick.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Ekaku coming out on top.
Ekaku misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ekaku fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
A nice combination there by Garcia.
Garcia thows a body kick. Ekaku tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ekaku lands a body shot.
A big right from Ekaku misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ekaku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ekaku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Ekaku scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekaku missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Ekaku takes one on the button.
Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
A leg kick checked by Ekaku.
Ekaku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a low kick but Ekaku moves out of range easily.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Ekaku lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ekaku throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekaku misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ekaku.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ekaku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia trying to remain calm as Ekaku controls from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia tries to bench press Ekaku off him but Ekaku keeps the position.
Garcia is trying to control Ekaku's posture but Ekaku avoids it.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ekaku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Ekaku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia tries a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
Ekaku misses with a looping left.
Ekaku checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Ekaku does no damage.
Ekaku cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Garcia throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ekaku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ekaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ekaku throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Garcia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ekaku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ekaku misses with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ekaku - that will leave a mark!
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Ekaku throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Ekaku's head back.
Garcia swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Jab from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Ekaku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekaku with a jab.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ekaku doesn't seem bothered though.
Ekaku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ekaku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the liver by Ekaku. Beautiful body shot.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Ekaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Ekaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekaku tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku counters with a good, hard body kick but Garcia shrugs it off.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Ekaku throws a combination. Garcia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Ekaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Ekaku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Ekaku let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ekaku scores with a push kick.
Ekaku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head.
Garcia defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Ekaku misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Ekaku checks it.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Ekaku connects with a single shot there.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ekaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia lands with a hook. Ekaku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Ekaku's knee but Ekaku avoids it well.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Ekaku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ekaku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ekaku scores with a leg kick.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ekaku is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekaku! But no joy.
Ekaku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
A nice side step and Ekaku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku checks a low kick from Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekaku.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Garcia throws a low kick but Ekaku moves out of range easily.
Garcia wants to slow Ekaku down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by Ekaku.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekaku throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ekaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku moves his leg out of the way.
Ekaku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ekaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku blocks a leg kick.
Ekaku swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ekaku throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Ekaku loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Ekaku tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Ekaku.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Ekaku.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Ekaku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia lands a jab to Ekaku's midsection.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Ekaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a jab when Ekaku was well out of range.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ekaku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ekaku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia tries a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Garcia throws a low kick but Ekaku moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Ekaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Ekaku throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ekaku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ekaku misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia tests Ekaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekaku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku checks the leg kick.
Garcia is looking to slow Ekaku down with leg kicks.
Ekaku checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Ekaku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ekaku circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Ekaku sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Ekaku finds it's target.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku. Ekaku obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ekaku. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ekaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia punishes Ekaku's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Ekaku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekaku throws a poor cross that misses
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Ekaku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ekaku misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku moves his leg out of the way.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Ekaku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ekaku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Ekaku takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Haislan Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Ekaku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Ekaku blocks the low kick.
Ekaku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Ekaku shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Ekaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia pulls Ekaku in to control the position.
Ekaku trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Ekaku controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiroshi Ekaku.
Well Ekaku 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Ekaku!
A relieved looking Hiroshi Ekaku thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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