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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Double Espresso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espresso has chosen Puttin' it down like its 1987! as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Double Espresso!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Espresso.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Espresso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Espresso scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
Espresso misses with a hook.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Espresso blocks a jab.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Espresso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hector Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Espresso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espresso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Espresso throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Espresso working the strikes but Garcia uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Espresso wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Espresso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Espresso passes into half guard.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Espresso sits in half guard.
Espresso wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Espresso prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Espresso trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is controlling Espresso's trapped leg to prevent Espresso from advancing to side control.
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.
Espresso is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Espresso.
Espresso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Espresso not doing much here.
Garcia is staying active underneath Espresso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Espresso looks to land a strike but Garcia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Espresso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Espresso trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Espresso trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Espresso prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Espresso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Espresso wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Espresso wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Espresso is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Espresso working Garcia over with strikes.
Espresso is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Espresso throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espresso wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Espresso thows a big elbow that misses.
Espresso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Espresso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Espresso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Espresso throws and elbow that misses. Garcia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Espresso's guard. Nice move by Garcia!
Espresso trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Espresso shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Espresso is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hector Garcia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Espresso misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Espresso shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Espresso moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Nice defenses there by Espresso.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Espresso shoots in.
Espresso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Hector Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Double Espresso.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Espresso saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Espresso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Espresso is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a hook. Espresso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espresso was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Espresso slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espresso manages to avoid it.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Espresso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hector Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Espresso staying out of range there.
Espresso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Espresso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Espresso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Espresso as he checks the leg kick.
Espresso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Espresso throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Espresso.
Ground and pound from Espresso.
Espresso wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Espresso frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Espresso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Espresso landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso landing punches.
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Espresso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Espresso lands a nice short elbow.
Espresso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Espresso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Espresso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Espresso is looking to advance position but Garcia won't allow it.
Espresso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espresso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Espresso wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Espresso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Espresso working Garcia over with strikes.
Espresso lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia has hold of Espresso's hands but Espresso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Espresso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Espresso is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Espresso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Double Espresso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Espresso.
Espresso clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Espresso looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Espresso feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Espresso throws a big right hand that misses.
Espresso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Espresso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Espresso from controlling successfully.
Espresso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Espresso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Espresso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Espresso.
The ground and pound from Espresso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Espresso with the ground and pound but Garcia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Garcia controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Espresso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Espresso is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Espresso scores with a couple of nice shots.
Espresso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Espresso there.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Espresso sits in half guard.
Espresso is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Espresso working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espresso is looking to advance position but Garcia won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Espresso connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
Espresso lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Espresso is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Espresso there.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Espresso in his half guard.
Espresso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Espresso.
Espresso is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Espresso.
Espresso slips a nice elbow through Garcia's hands, connecting with Garcia's forehead.
Garcia is not content to let Espresso control the position.
Espresso stalling.
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Espresso wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Double Espresso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Espresso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Double Espresso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Espresso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Double Espresso!
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hype
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