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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Garcia has chosen AnSchanz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1-2. Thompson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Thompson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garcia takes a step back to recover.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
A low kick from Thompson misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia throws a nice head kick!
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thompson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Thompson 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 avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson jabs at Garcia's body.
Garcia swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thompson swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Thompson misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a good low kick that Thompson was not able to check.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Thompson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Thompson tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia checks a low kick from Thompson.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Enoch Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enoch Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thompson. That did some damage!
Garcia moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Enoch Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a good low kick that Thompson was not able to check.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia looks to clinch
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Garcia rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thompson throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Thompson only half commits.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson motions for Garcia to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia slips a straight right by Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Thompson's legs.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enoch Thompson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Thompson swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia gets a clinch.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
Garcia throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
Thompson throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
A low kick from Thompson is predictable there
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Thompson tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Thompson tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leon Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enoch Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enoch Thompson!
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energy
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