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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 6157 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Cyborg (ranked 6365 p4p, 477 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cyborg swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Cyborg scores with a one two! Garcia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cyborg tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Garcia forces Cyborg back against the cage and clinches.
Cyborg wants a takedown.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Cyborg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cyborg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia closes the distance and pushes Cyborg back into the cage.
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!
Garcia works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cyborg is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Garcia dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Cyborg but he's now mounted!
Garcia scoring with strikes but Cyborg is staying in there.
Garcia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cyborg to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cyborg shrugs it off.
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cyborg is surviving well by controlling Garcia's body position as best he can.
Garcia manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cyborg to take his back!
Garcia is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Can Cyborg hold on?! Garcia is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cyborg looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Cyborg rolls, trying to escape but Garcia keeps control of the position.
Garcia has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cyborg tries to escape but Garcia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is working the ground and pound. Can Cyborg escape?
Garcia is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Garcia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cyborg defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Cyborg defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Garcia. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cyborg looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cyborg can do to turn this around?
Cyborg tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cyborg looking to control.
Cyborg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcia controls the pace.
Garcia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throwing shots but Cyborg is blocking nicely.
Garcia decides to stand up.
Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Cyborg in a clinch.
Cyborg can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia pulls guard.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Cyborg defends easily.
Garcia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cyborg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cyborg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cyborg wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Cyborg throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is controlling Cyborg's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cyborg.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cyborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cyborg stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyborg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cyborg swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scores with a three punch combo!
Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cyborg, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cyborg.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Cyborg controls his hands.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cyborg to keep the fight standing.
Cyborg working hard to break the clinch.
Cyborg being controlled against the cage.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyborg swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cyborg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Cyborg.
Christian Cyborg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg misses with a body shot.
Cyborg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg scores with a one two! Garcia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
No joy there for Cyborg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cyborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyborg.
Cyborg swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cyborg works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia wants to take the fight to the mat but Cyborg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Cyborg.
A bit of stalling here from Garcia.
Cyborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Cyborg is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Cyborg has Garcia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Cyborg counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia rushes Cyborg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cyborg after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
Cyborg looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cyborg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Christian Cyborg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg lands with a left to the head.
Cyborg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cyborg lands with a right to the head.
Cyborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Sergio Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cyborg trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cyborg into the cage.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Cyborg is controlling the position.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Cyborg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cyborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cyborg misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Cyborg.
Garcia stalls.
A short right from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cyborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cyborg swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Garcia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cyborg trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Cyborg advances to half guard.
Garcia controlling the position for now.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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