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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ansis Kaupens (ranked 142 p4p, 714 weight class) and Segundo Garcia (ranked 20 p4p, 110 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansis Kaupens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segundo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaupens moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Kaupens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaupens connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Kaupens misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaupens.
Kaupens checks a low kick from Garcia.
Kaupens swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Kaupens moves away and avoids it.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Kaupens slips the punch.
Garcia throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Kaupens misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Kaupens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia pushes Kaupens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaupenss head.
Kaupens tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaupens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia has Kaupens pressed against the cage, preventing Kaupens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaupens.
A frustrated look appears on Kaupens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaupens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaupens fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaupens finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaupens misses with a few strikes there.
Kaupens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
As Kaupens backs off Garcia throws a huge counter combo but Kaupens manages to avoid it all.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaupens defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia defending well as Kaupens loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Kaupens's legs.
It looked like Kaupens was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kaupens misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaupens throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Kaupens misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Kaupens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Kaupens ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Kaupens throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaupens as he connects with a hook.
Kaupens scores with a jab.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaupens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaupens moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Kaupens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Kaupens misses with a straight left.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Kaupens.
Kaupens scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Kaupens avoids it.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaupens throws out the jab.
Kaupens missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Kaupens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kaupens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Kaupens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Kaupens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia scores with a jab. Kaupens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia jabs at Kaupens's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaupens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Kaupens's leg. Kaupens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Kaupens off balance momentarily.
Kaupens 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.
Kaupens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia flicks out a counter leg kick but Kaupens steps away.
Kaupens misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Some wild striking there from Kaupens.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Segundo 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.
Kaupens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaupens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaupens.
Kaupens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaupens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaupens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Kaupens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Kaupens misses its intended target.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaupens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaupens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaupens.
Kaupens misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Kaupens.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaupens.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaupens has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaupens and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garcia jabs at Kaupens's body.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaupens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaupens misses the target.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaupens throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaupens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaupens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaupens throws a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kaupens.
It looks like Segundo Garcia has been cut.
Kaupens with a hook.
Kaupens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaupens.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaupens.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Kaupens saw that one coming.
Kaupens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia slips a straight right by Kaupens.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Kaupens.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaupens checks it well.
Kaupens throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Kaupens throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaupens misses with a looping right.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaupens cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaupens blocks the leg kick.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaupens checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Kaupens.
Kaupens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Kaupens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaupens ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Kaupens saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaupens misses with a straight left.
Kaupens throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Segundo Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaupens throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Kaupens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaupens ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Kaupens throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Kaupens avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaupens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Kaupens.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaupens tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Kaupens back against the cage.
Kaupens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaupens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Kaupens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Kaupens sees coming a mile off.
Kaupens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaupens.
Kaupens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaupens connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
A leg kick checked by Kaupens.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Segundo Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Segundo Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaupens throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Kaupens's leg. Kaupens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaupens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Kaupens scores with a jab to the head.
Kaupens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia darts in and clinches Kaupens up against the cage.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaupens controls his hands.
Kaupens misses with a punch to the body.
Kaupens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia pushes Kaupens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaupens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaupens throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaupens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaupens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Kaupens knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia sizes up Kaupens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Kaupens fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Kaupens throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kaupens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaupens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kaupens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia sizes up Kaupens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaupens tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Kaupens back against the cage.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaupens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Garcia.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaupens.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaupens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Kaupens moved away.
Kaupens throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Kaupens throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Kaupens moved away.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaupens.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Kaupens.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Kaupens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaupens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaupens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaupens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Kaupens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Kaupens moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaupens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Kaupens loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaupens.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaupens.
Kaupens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaupens should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaupens.
Ansis Kaupens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaupens misses with a straight left.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Kaupens jumps back.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a leg kick.
Kaupens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaupens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia connects with a leg kick.
Kaupens walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Kaupens staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Kaupens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Kaupens's legs.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaupens throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Segundo 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Segundo Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Segundo Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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