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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paul Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soriano.
Soriano moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Soriano's ribs.
Soriano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Soriano walks into a jab.
Soriano blocks a jab.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soriano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soriano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soriano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soriano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soriano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Soriano works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soriano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia pulls Soriano in close to prevent any damage.
Soriano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soriano tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soriano wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Soriano pushing down on Garcia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soriano passes into side control, despite Garcia's attempt to control the position.
Garcia tries to bench press Soriano off him but Soriano keeps the position.
Soriano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face as Soriano controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano works to advance to full mount. Garcia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Soriano controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia tries to hold on but Soriano postures up.
Soriano controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four 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.
Soriano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soriano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Soriano trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Soriano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soriano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soriano controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Soriano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Soriano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soriano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soriano scoring well with a low kick there.
Soriano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Crunch! Soriano slams his shin into Garcia's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soriano lands a high kick to the side of Garcia's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Soriano dives into guard, looking to finish.
Garcia is rocked!
Soriano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Soriano finish him?
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Soriano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Soriano.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Soriano controlling the action here.
Soriano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Soriano wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Soriano is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Soriano seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Soriano works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Soriano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soriano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Soriano punching from mount but Garcia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Soriano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soriano won't let Garcia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Soriano controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Soriano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soriano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soriano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soriano remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pablo Soriano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soriano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soriano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Soriano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soriano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soriano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soriano staying out of range there.
Soriano blocks a jab.
Soriano works the jab nicely.
Soriano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Soriano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Soriano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soriano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia has an active guard here but Soriano has managed to pass into half guard.
Soriano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pablo Soriano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Soriano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Soriano lands with a punch from half guard.
Soriano tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
Soriano works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano controlling his opponent.
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Soriano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Soriano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soriano controlling the pace for now.
Paul Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pablo Soriano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Soriano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soriano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Soriano!
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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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