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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 1064 p4p, 108 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 805 p4p, 83 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Yamamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamamoto misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it.
It looked like Yamamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
Yamamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamamoto blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Yamamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia wants to slow Yamamoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Yamamoto moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamamoto misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Yamamoto's legs.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Garcia defending well as Yamamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Yamamoto's ribs.
Yamamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Yamamoto is looking to counter punch.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamamoto lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamamoto as he connects with a hook.
Yamamoto 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.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto with a jab.
Yamamoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Yamamoto lands a body shot.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia slips under a jab from Yamamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Yamamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Garcia.
A little feinted left hand from Yamamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
An inside leg kick from Yamamoto misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Yamamoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia cracks Yamamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yamamoto scores with a jab.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto misses with a looping left.
Garcia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Yamamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Yamamoto's leg. Yamamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Yamamoto's leg. Yamamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto slips under a jab.
Yamamoto needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Yamamoto.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Yamamoto misses its intended target.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yamamoto with a body shot.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamoto.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Yamamoto moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Yamamoto blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Yamamoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamamoto misses the target.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamamoto staying out of range there.
Yamamoto misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
Garcia moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab.
Yamamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Yamamoto with an uppercut!
Yamamoto lands with a good body shot.
Garcia misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Garcia staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
It looked like Yamamoto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Yamamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Yamamoto lands with a cross.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Yamamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamamoto scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamamoto misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamamoto. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Yamamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia stuns Yamamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Yamamoto misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Yamamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Yamamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamamoto thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Yamamoto throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamamoto scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Yamamoto didn't see that one coming.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Yamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamamoto's head backwards.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamamoto misses with a hook
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Garcia catches Yamamoto right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia lands a head kick!
Garcia moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Yamamoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
Garcia connects with a single shot there.
Garcia throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Yamamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Garcia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Yamamoto avoids it with no problem.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto checks a low kick from Garcia.
Yamamoto jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Haislan Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Yamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Yamamoto's leg but Yamamoto calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lunges at Yamamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamamoto's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamamoto, right into the meat.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto checks a low kick from Garcia.
Yamamoto misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Yamamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamamoto misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
A very excited looking Haislan Garcia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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RATING
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