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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bird (ranked 293 p4p, 428 weight class) and Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 41 p4p, 56 weight class). Bird comes to the cage accompanied by Dragula - Rob Zombie. Garcia has chosen Thors Hammer - Mexico as his entrance music. Tim Bird has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird misses with a few strikes there.
Bird throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Bird misses its intended target.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bird misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Garcia slips a straight right by Bird.
Garcia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bird is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bird scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bird 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Bird misses.
Nice defenses there by Bird.
Bird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bird throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Bird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bird finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Garcia slips a jab from Bird.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bird.
A slow jab from Bird misses its intended target.
Garcia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia works Bird's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia cracks Bird with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bird moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Bird misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
The fighters circling - Bird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bird needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bird throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bird misses with a straight right.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Bird lands a slapping body shot.
Bird looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Bird.
Bird lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Bird scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bird is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Bird throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Bird.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Bird.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia works Bird's body with a nice hook.
Bird misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Bird avoids it well.
Bird misses with a body shot.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Bird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bird swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Bird tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bird with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Bird throws a combination. Garcia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Leonardo Pancho Garcia has been cut.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bird looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Bird rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia defending well as Bird loads up on a big left hand.
Bird misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bird.
Garcia throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
A swing and a miss from Bird.
Bird throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonardo Pancho Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Pancho Garcia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bird takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bird.
A swing and a miss from Bird.
Bird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bird misses with a straight right.
Bird gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bird staying out of range there.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bird circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Bird was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bird lands a head kick. Garcia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia misses with a hook
and Bird counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bird has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Bird off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Bird punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Bird getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
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!
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a hook but Bird avoids it easily.
Bird throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Bird scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bird throws a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Bird seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bird slips a straight right by Garcia.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Bird's body. Bird takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bird takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Bird slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bird connects with a body shot.
Bird scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Bird jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bird throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bird takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia moves away from the strike by Bird.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
A jab from Garcia misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird staying out of range there.
Bird has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Bird's head.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Bird throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bird thinking.
Bird throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Bird finds it's target.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Bird misses with a head kick.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Bird's shoulder, as Bird tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bird slips a straight right by Garcia.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonardo Pancho Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Pancho Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia slips a jab from Bird.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Bird looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bird throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia checks a low kick from Bird.
Bird with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Bird.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Bird's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Bird ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia throws the left hand but Bird avoids the punch easily.
Bird misses with a straight right.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird lands a nice shot that snaps Garcia's head back.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Bird throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bird scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bird throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bird looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bird 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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bird lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Bird connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Tim Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bird 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bird gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bird swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bird misses with a straight right.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Bird takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bird closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Bird finish him?
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Bird takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bird. That snapped Garcia's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a body shot.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Bird's body.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Bird's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bird scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Bird.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Bird shakes it off.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bird. Those never looked like landing.
Bird misses with a left hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bird misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Bird is rocked!
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Bird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bird scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bird seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice defenses there by Bird.
Bird walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook. Bird ducked under it nicely.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bird misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Pancho Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
The defeated Tim Bird had this to say: 'Thankyou to my opponent for the scrap. Respect!'.
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