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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Trashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ensemble of the restless. Sergio Garcia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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172 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank The Trashman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but The Trashman moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Trashman.
The Trashman tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia throws a body punch but The Trashman moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab. The Trashman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Trashman just misses with a punch to the body.
The Trashman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Trashman throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
The Trashman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Trashman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Trashman misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Trashman throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by The Trashman.
The Trashman throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Trashman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Trashman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Trashman misses the body punch
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Trashman misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Trashman throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia is keen to just control but The Trashman is a slippery customer.
The Trashman is looking to escape.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Trashman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcia.
Garcia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Trashman defending well though.
Garcia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garcia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Trashman's head.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia is just content to waste time from the top position. The Trashman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia 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.
The Trashman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Trashman's head.
Garcia throws and elbow that misses. The Trashman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by The Trashman!
The Trashman wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia seems keen to control The Trashman's posture.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing The Trashman from standing up.
Garcia is trying to keep The Trashman in close.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing The Trashman from controlling successfully.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Trashman avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Trashman misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia is in close to The Trashman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Trashman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Trashman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between The Trashman's legs - danger averted.
The Trashman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but The Trashman is keeping the position.
The Trashman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
The Trashman looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Trashman is keeping the position for now.
Garcia pushes down on The Trashman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Trashman has hold of Garcia's hands but Garcia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura but The Trashman is defending well.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Trashman is trying to stand back up but Garcia is controlling him
Garcia wants to take a breather but The Trashman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Trashman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Trashman's head.
The Trashman wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Trashman keeps working.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garcia throwing shots but The Trashman is blocking nicely.
Garcia lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Trashman throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Trashman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia with a hook.
A left and a right from The Trashman both land. Nice combination.
Garcia throws a series of punches but The Trashman avoids them all with ease.
The Trashman misses with a two punch combination.
The Trashman misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. The Trashman didn't expect that.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but The Trashman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but The Trashman has wrist control.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia distracts The Trashman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but The Trashman blocks nicely.
The Trashman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Trashman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Trashman has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Trashman drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick The Trashman off! The Trashman jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Sergio Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Trashman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Trashman is one step ahead there.
The Trashman 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but The Trashman defends easily.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Trashman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Trashman seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Garcia wants to improve his position but The Trashman is controlling well.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Trashman pulls his head out easily.
Garcia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The Trashman trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Trashman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Trashman misses with an uppercut
so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but The Trashman is keeping the position.
The Trashman wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia throws a strike but The Trashman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Trashman tries to stand but Garcia is controlling from the bottom.
The Trashman trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Trashman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
The Trashman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
The Trashman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Trashman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia has his foot on The Trashman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Trashman works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two 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.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Trashman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
The Trashman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Trashman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but The Trashman defends easily.
The Trashman wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Trashman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The Trashman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Trashman's guard.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Trashman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Trashman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia pushing down on The Trashman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garcia throwing shots but The Trashman is blocking nicely.
Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garcia trying to control from The Trashman's half guard. The Trashman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia had his way with Frank The Trashman in that round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Trashman throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. The Trashman didn't expect that.
Garcia throws and elbow that misses. The Trashman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by The Trashman!
The Trashman gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
The Trashman throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garcia works over The Trashman's head and body with a nice combination.
The Trashman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Trashman is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
The Trashman misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Trashman was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
The Trashman swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frank The Trashman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Trashman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
The Trashman misses with a straight right.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
The Trashman's corner calls for a 1-2. The Trashman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sergio Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Trashman throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia misses with a hook. The Trashman ducked under it nicely.
The Trashman misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and The Trashman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Trashman scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
The Trashman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank The Trashman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Trashman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Trashman throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Trashman swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Trashman misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Trashman throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Frank The Trashman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Trashman misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Garcia!
Sergio Garcia retains his welterweight title!
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