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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damon Petrers (ranked 4082 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Garcia (ranked 203 p4p, 0 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Petrers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrers's head.
Jab, jab by Petrers - just one landing.
Petrers misses with a straight right.
Petrers slips under a jab.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrers slips under a jab.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrers.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia tests Petrers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrers closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Petrers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrers prevents a body shot from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrers digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrers pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Petrers.
A short left from Petrers.
Petrers taking a breather.
Petrers scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Petrers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petrers can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrers misses with a double jab.
Petrers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrers looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrers throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Petrers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Petrers.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Petrers avoids it with no problem.
Petrers looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Petrers fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrers misses with a looping right.
Garcia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Petrers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrers.
Petrers loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Petrers throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrers looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia throws a hook but Petrers blocks it.
Petrers jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petrers throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Petrers tries to clinch up.
Petrers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrers.
Petrers closes the distance and clinches.
Petrers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Petrers blocking some punches.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia tries a body shot but Petrers blocks it.
Garcia cracks Petrers with a nice body shot.
A short right from Petrers on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrers backwards.
Petrers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damon Petrers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrers fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrers.
Garcia defending well as Petrers loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a jab when Petrers was well out of range.
Petrers scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Petrers saw that one coming.
Petrers missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrers.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrers misses the body punch
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Petrers instigates a clinch.
Petrers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Petrers just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook. Petrers ducked under it nicely.
Petrers ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Petrers looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Petrers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Petrers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrers ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
A big right from Petrers misses.
Petrers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Garcia.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Petrers.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Petrers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Petrers ducks down to avoid it.
Damon Petrers is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrers's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrers drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia throws a jab when Petrers was well out of range.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrers walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrers tries to clinch
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrers digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Petrers scores with a punch to the head.
Petrers looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Nice shot by Petrers.
Petrers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrers throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrers misses with a looping right.
Petrers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Petrers misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrers misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrers has managed to clinch.
Petrers breaks from the clinch.
Petrers wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Petrers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Some wild striking there from Petrers.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Petrers lands with a cross.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Petrers.
Petrers misses with a few strikes there.
Petrers slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Petrers moved out of range.
Petrers slips a straight right by Garcia.
Petrers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Petrers misses its intended target.
Petrers walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Petrers ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Petrers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrers takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Petrers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrers. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrers misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia tests Petrers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrers lands a body shot.
Petrers tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Petrers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrers tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrers misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrers needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Petrers walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Petrers misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrers blocks a jab.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrers.
Petrers throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrers looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrers slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Petrers with an uppercut!
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrers gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrers doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrers misses with a looping left.
Garcia defending well as Petrers loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Petrers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia cracks Petrers with a good jab.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrers misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrers clinches up against the cage.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Petrers on the inside.
Petrers lands a shot to the body.
Petrers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrers blocking some punches.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Petrers.
Garcia pushes Petrers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Petrers is struggling to control the position.
Petrers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Petrers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrers lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Petrers.
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Petrers misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Petrers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrers misses with a looping left.
Petrers wants to clinch
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrers sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Petrers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrers clinches with his opponent.
Damon Petrers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrers is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrers misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Petrers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Petrers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrers throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrers 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 jab lands there for Garcia.
The fighters circling - Petrers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrers has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petrers misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrers tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Garcia.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrers stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Petrers lands with a right to the head.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia digs a right hand into Petrers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrers's gas tank.
Petrers tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Petrers - that landed with a thud.
Garcia tries to work over Petrers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrers looking for a takedown.
Petrers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrers effectively controlling the action here.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damon Petrers.
I think Petrers 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Petrers!
Damon Petrers very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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