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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 19 p4p, 4 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 540 p4p, 60 weight class). San Pedro's entrance music is Gunman. A fine choice. 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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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
San Pedro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
San Pedro misses with a straight right.
San Pedro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Pedro counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia tries a low kick but San Pedro avoids it.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
San Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
San Pedro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
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!
San Pedro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses San Pedro's front leg but catches the back leg as San Pedro tries to avoid it.
Garcia slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro throws out a powerful jab.
San Pedro throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a nice uppercut.
San Pedro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
San Pedro throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
San Pedro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but San Pedro avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
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 softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San Pedro.
A right hook to the body lands for San Pedro.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
San Pedro blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia is leaning against San Pedro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
San Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San Pedro misses with the head strike.
A short right from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from San Pedro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
Garcia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. San Pedro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garcia can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, San Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with the head strike.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
San Pedro tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
San Pedro lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San Pedro.
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 Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for San Pedro.
San Pedro connects with the punch.
It looks like San Pedro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
San Pedro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
San Pedro misses with a low kick.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on San Pedro's shoulder, as San Pedro tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia misses with a combination
and San Pedro counters with a good, hard body kick but Garcia shrugs it off.
San Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
San Pedro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a sloppy body shot
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
San Pedro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
San Pedro scores with a leg kick.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
San Pedro tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Pedro counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia moves out of range as San Pedro throws a body kick.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
San Pedro throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
San Pedro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
San Pedro digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Jab by Garcia.
San Pedro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San Pedro.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
San Pedro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. San Pedro moves away and avoids it.
It appears San Pedro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow San Pedro down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia thuds his right hand into San Pedro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
San Pedro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but San Pedro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
San Pedro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Pedro. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San Pedro.
Garcia lands the left hand.
San Pedro rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
San Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
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!
San Pedro has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
San Pedro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but San Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia is leaning against San Pedro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
San Pedro pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Still in the clinch, San Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from San Pedro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
San Pedro misses with a low kick.
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
San Pedro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
San Pedro works the jab nicely.
Garcia stuns San Pedro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook
and San Pedro counters with a nice leg kick.
San Pedro throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
San Pedro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
San Pedro moves away from the strike by Garcia.
San Pedro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
San Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and San Pedro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
San Pedro stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
San Pedro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
San Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as San Pedro blocks the low kick.
San Pedro slips under a jab.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
San Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
San Pedro scores with a body shot.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Esteban San Pedro is winning the standup battle so far.
San Pedro avoids the body shot from Garcia.
San Pedro scores with a nice right hand.
San Pedro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
San Pedro misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A leg kick checked by San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
San Pedro backing away here, and Garcia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
San Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. San Pedro doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
San Pedro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
San Pedro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by San Pedro.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but San Pedro moved out of range.
San Pedro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
San Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro cracks Garcia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
San Pedro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia cracks a nice hook into San Pedro's ribs.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts San Pedro, as that shot connected.
San Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Pedro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
San Pedro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and San Pedro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but San Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia tries to clinch but San Pedro is having none of it.
San Pedro works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
San Pedro lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
San Pedro throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and San Pedro counters with a good, hard body kick but Garcia shrugs it off.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but San Pedro is out of range.
San Pedro is looking to counter punch.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia defending well as San Pedro loads up on a big left hand.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
A big right from San Pedro misses.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent San Pedro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from San Pedro misses its intended target.
A left lands for San Pedro.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for San Pedro.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but San Pedro is just out of range.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
San Pedro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut lands for San Pedro. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but San Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from San Pedro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
San Pedro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia is rocked!
San Pedro lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can San Pedro finish him?
San Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro cracks Garcia on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Garcia falls backwards against the cage. San Pedro follows up with more strikes that drop Garcia to his knees. San Pedro keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Garcia! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban San Pedro!
Esteban San Pedro retains his featherweight title!
Esteban San Pedro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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