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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Ensemble of the restless as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerjalainen moves away.
Kerjalainen misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kerjalainen. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Kerjalainen gets a clinch.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Kerjalainen is controlling him.
Kerjalainen wants to stall.
Garcia keeps control of Kerjalainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Kerjalainen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerjalainen missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerjalainen's elbow.
Nice body punch from Kerjalainen.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia looking to throw knees to the head but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
Garcia slowing the pace effectively.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kerjalainen stalling the fight.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kerjalainen lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kerjalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerjalainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen has managed to clinch.
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Garcia prevents Kerjalainen from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Kerjalainen to work.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Kerjalainen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kerjalainen manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Kerjalainen's guard.
Garcia postures up and lands a big shot to Kerjalainen's brow.
Kerjalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerjalainen is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerjalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kerjalainen wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Kerjalainen has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Kerjalainen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garcia is pushing down on Kerjalainen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kerjalainen is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Kerjalainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kerjalainen moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Kerjalainen's shoulder, as Kerjalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Kerjalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kerjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia takes a swing at Kerjalainen's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Garcia works Kerjalainen's body with a nice hook.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Kerjalainen slips the punch.
Sergio Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerjalainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keijo Kerjalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerjalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice body kick.
Kerjalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kerjalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerjalainen is just out of range.
Kerjalainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kerjalainen.
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!
Kerjalainen throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen 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.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kerjalainen's hands.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerjalainen manages to avoid it.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kerjalainen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Kerjalainen.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Kerjalainen throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia throws a body punch but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Kerjalainen moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Garcia raining down shots from the mount!
Kerjalainen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Garcia has his foot on Kerjalainen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kerjalainen works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerjalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kerjalainen preventing the sweep.
Kerjalainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia wants to hit a switch here but Kerjalainen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garcia there!
Kerjalainen is stalling here but it's allowed Garcia to get half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Kerjalainen has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen is looking to advance position but Garcia won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergio Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kerjalainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Garcia swings for the body but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Kerjalainen's knee but Kerjalainen avoids it well.
Garcia thumps Kerjalainen with a low kick.
Kerjalainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.
Garcia defending well as Kerjalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kerjalainen can pounce on him.
Kerjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kerjalainen's waist but Kerjalainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garcia throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia with the ground and pound but Kerjalainen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kerjalainen is trying to stand.
Garcia throws a strike but Kerjalainen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia won't allow Kerjalainen to get back to his feet.
Kerjalainen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kerjalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia landing with the ground and pound.
Garcia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garcia won't allow Kerjalainen to get back to his feet.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Kerjalainen defending against the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia looks up at the clock and then as Kerjalainen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garcia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kerjalainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kerjalainen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kerjalainen has hold of Garcia's hands but Garcia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kerjalainen is trying to stand up here but Garcia is controlling him well.
Garcia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kerjalainen is rocked!
Kerjalainen trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Oh Kerjalainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia slips a nice elbow through Kerjalainen's hands, connecting with Kerjalainen's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia stops Kerjalainen from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kerjalainen's head.
Garcia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kerjalainen wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garcia throws a strike but Kerjalainen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerjalainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Keijo Kerjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kerjalainen has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia is in close to Kerjalainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Sergio Garcia!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Sergio Garcia!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Sergio Garcia!
Sergio Garcia wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Sergio Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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