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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Sanders has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lenny Garcia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Sanders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders staying out of range there.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Sanders blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Sanders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range.
Sanders rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanders gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia is working Sanders over against the cage.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Sanders is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
A head kick misses from Sanders.
Lenny Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lenny Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Sanders.
Sanders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Sanders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lenny Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia closes the distance and pushes Sanders back into the cage.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Sanders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Sanders into the cage.
Sanders needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanders tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
Garcia swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Garcia lands a jab.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders gets tackled into the cage by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanders.
Garcia trying to stall but Sanders improves his position.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanders's brow.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Garcia is leaning against Sanders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanders tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Sanders throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Sanders moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Sanders drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garcia defends it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Sanders tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Sanders with that takedown attempt.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanders. Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Garcia dominated 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.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lenny Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Danny Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanders counters with a crisp one two that drops Garcia! Sanders thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garcia to his feet! Garcia is in big trouble!
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Sanders is looking for the big counter here.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Sanders's head back.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanders.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with a hook.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Sanders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanders drops back down to his feet.
Lenny Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Sanders.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanders's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanders avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanders blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Sanders is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Sanders tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garcia keeps control of Sanders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Sanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanders jumps guard.
Sanders wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand but Sanders has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garcia prevents Sanders from getting back to his feet.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Garcia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Danny Sanders has been cut.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia works on Sanders's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Sanders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanders jumps guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcia trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Garcia is fighting to break Sanders's control of his arms but Sanders is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Garcia wants to stand and escape but instead Sanders has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanders's guard.
Sanders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Sanders is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Garcia trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia jabs at Sanders's body.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Garcia backs off Sanders throws a huge counter combo but Garcia manages to avoid it all.
Garcia misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanders.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
Garcia throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Danny Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Garcia!
Lenny Garcia retains his middleweight title!
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