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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 1350 p4p, 942 weight class) and Segundo Garcia (ranked 204 p4p, 142 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segundo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia misses the jab.
It looked like Le Franc was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia.
Le Franc tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Le Franc misses the target.
Segundo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le Franc connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Segundo Garcia has been cut.
Le Franc on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le Franc is able to avoid easily.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
Le Franc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Le Franc checks it.
Le Franc thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc misses with a leg kick
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le Franc has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A leg kick checked by Le Franc.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Franc off the cage and back into range.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Le Franc checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Le Franc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Franc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Le Franc's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Franc tries to avoid it.
Le Franc feints a jab promting Garcia to slip. Le Franc then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garcia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Le Franc slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Le Franc misses its target.
Le Franc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Franc circles away.
Nice defenses there by Le Franc.
Garcia has managed to clinch.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Franc's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le Franc tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Le Franc slips the punch.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Franc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Franc is looking to counter punch.
Le Franc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Le Franc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Franc missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Garcia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Le Franc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Le Franc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia throws a low kick but Le Franc avoids it.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Le Franc seems unphased.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Le Franc had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Le Franc moves out of range of the strikes.
Le Franc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Franc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Franc manages to avoid it.
As Garcia backs away, Le Franc returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le Franc looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia tries a quick counter leg kick but Le Franc is wise to it.
Le Franc swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws a hook but Le Franc blocks it.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Le Franc.
A little feinted left hand from Le Franc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Franc is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Franc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Franc swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Le Franc checks it.
Le Franc was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Le Franc connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Segundo Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Segundo Garcia's cut.
That's time! Le Franc's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Le Franc connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia with a nice cross.
Le Franc slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Le Franc takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le Franc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Franc.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Franc at a distance.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That has opened up Segundo Garcia's cut even more.
Le Franc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le Franc will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Franc.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
The fighters circling - Le Franc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Le Franc misses.
Le Franc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Le Franc looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia wants to slow Le Franc down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia tries to work over Le Franc's front leg with a kick but Le Franc checks it.
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Le Franc appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Le Franc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Franc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Le Franc's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Franc tries to avoid it.
Le Franc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Franc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Le Franc misses.
Le Franc misses with a body shot.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia feints and then cracks Le Franc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Le Franc down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Le Franc moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Franc.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le Franc momentarily.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Le Franc avoids it.
Jab from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Le Franc misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Le Franc swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Franc walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Le Franc lands with a good body shot.
Le Franc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia tests Le Franc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Garcia backs away, Le Franc returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
The cut above Segundo Garcia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Le Franc looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Franc lands the left hand.
Garcia is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Le Franc misses.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Franc finish him?
Donk. Garcia catches Le Franc right on the button with a cross.
Le Franc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Le Franc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Franc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Franc.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Le Franc throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Le Franc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Franc checks the leg kick.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Le Franc checks it
and Le Franc makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
It looked like Le Franc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Franc checks a leg kick.
Le Franc feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Segundo Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Segundo Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Le Franc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Franc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia thumps Le Franc with a low kick.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Franc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Franc cracks Garcia with an uppercut from hell and Garcia crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Le Franc's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Le Franc tries to pass.
Le Franc passes Garcia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Le Franc with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc wants to advance to full mount but Garcia doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Le Franc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia managing to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Le Franc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia digs a good hook to Le Franc's body.
Garcia throws a body punch but Le Franc moves out of range.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Le Franc moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Le Franc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Segundo Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Franc at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Franc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le Franc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Le Franc knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Franc looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia tries to clinch but Le Franc is having none of it.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guy Le Franc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Franc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
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.
Le Franc misses with a looping left.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Both fighters circling a little - Garcia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Le Franc.
Segundo Garcia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Franc.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Le Franc moves out of range easily.
Le Franc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Le Franc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Franc was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le Franc is out of range.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Franc's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Segundo Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Segundo Garcia!
An out of breath Segundo Garcia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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