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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the ring accompanied by Ensemble of the restless. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vahti.
Vahti misses the shot to the body.
Vahti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vahti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahti is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Vahti.
Vahti is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vahti looking for a sweep. Not yet Vahti, not yet.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Garcia with the ground and pound but Vahti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Vahti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Vahti!
Vahti wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vahti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia has his foot on Vahti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vahti works his way back into a safe position though.
Vahti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vahti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head.
Vahti swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Vahti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Vahti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Vahti tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vahti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahti throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Vahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vahti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Karri Vahti has been cut.
Vahti throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Vahti dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!
Vahti throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Vahti.
Vahti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia slips a straight right by Vahti.
Garcia throws the left hand but Vahti avoids the punch easily.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Vahti.
Vahti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vahti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Vahti lands a head shot.
Vahti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vahti finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vahti missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vahti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Vahti's legs.
Vahti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Vahti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahti throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Vahti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Vahti counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Vahti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karri Vahti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vahti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karri Vahti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Vahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Vahti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vahti. That one must have hurt.
Vahti is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Vahti lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Vahti. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vahti.
Vahti misses with a wild combination.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vahti.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Vahti moves away and avoids it.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Vahti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vahti digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Sloppy strikes from Vahti. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vahti.
Vahti moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Vahti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vahti scores with a decent looking hook.
Vahti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Vahti looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vahti throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Vahti.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vahti.
Karri Vahti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vahti blocks a jab.
Vahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Vahti catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia tries to move into range but Vahti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Vahti's shoulder, as Vahti tries to avoid the shot.
Vahti stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vahti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Vahti.
Vahti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vahti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Vahti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vahti misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Vahti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia jabs Vahti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vahti misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Vahti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vahti cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Vahti.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vahti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Vahti lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Vahti gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karri Vahti!
Our winner, Karri Vahti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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