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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Garcia (ranked 776 p4p, 1210 weight class) and Kurt Lemon (ranked 75 p4p, 110 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by "Can't Be Touched" av Roy Jones Jr. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Lemon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a series of punches but Lemon avoids them all with ease.
Lemon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemon misses the target.
Lemon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lemon throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia jabs Lemon right on the nose. Lemon blinks but takes it well.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Lemon moves out of range easily.
Garcia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lemon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lemon throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lemon moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Lemon didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Lemon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Francisco Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lemon misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Lemon down.
A bone on bone clash there as Lemon blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Lemon.
Lemon slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Lemon checks it.
Lemon feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Lemon misses with a hook.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Lemon moves out of range.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Lemon avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Lemon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lemon connects with a jab.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lemon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Lemon throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Lemon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
Lemon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon not doing much here.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lemon is working away from the top position though.
Garcia is trying to stand.
Lemon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lemon slows the pace down in half guard.
Lemon with the ground and pound but Garcia uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four 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.
Lemon trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemon tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lemon trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia pulls Lemon in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lemon counters with a two punch combo.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Lemon backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Lemon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lemon takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francisco Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Lemon misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Lemon takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lemon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lemon swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Lemon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Lemon checks it
and Lemon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Lemon.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemon swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia is looking to counter with head kicks.
Francisco Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lemon.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Lemon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon cracks Garcia with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Garcia looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Lemon finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lemon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia works over Lemon's head and body with a nice combination.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Lemon shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemon.
Lemon throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemon manages to avoid it.
Lemon misses with an uppercut
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemon moves away.
Lemon throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemon lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia takes a swing at Lemon's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Lemon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemon misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Lemon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGarcia.
A big right from Lemon misses.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Lemon.
Francisco Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemon circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Lemon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lemon connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lemon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Garcia scores with a four punch combination!
Lemon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lemon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lemon throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Lemon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Lemon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kurt Lemon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lemon drops Garcia with a beautiful combination! Garcia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lemon is looking for the KO!
Garcia throws a right and a left that Lemon avoids nicely.
Lemon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lemon scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Lemon misses.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemon moves away.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lemon eats them both and turns towards Garcia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Lemon drops Garcia with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Garcia! Lemon dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Lemon!
Kurt Lemon is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Kurt Lemon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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