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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Garavito has chosen Make Them Suffer as his entrance music. Luis Garavito will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Templeton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick from Garavito.
Garavito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garavito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Templeton.
Templeton throws out a leg kick but Garavito moves out of range and Templeton only half commits.
Garavito lands a head kick. Templeton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A low kick from Garavito misses
and Templeton counters with a thumping low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Garavito has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Templeton looks to land a body kick but Garavito moved away.
Garavito scores with a one two! Templeton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garavito lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Templeton.
Garavito avoids the head kick by Templeton.
Garavito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garavito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garavito looks to score with a jab to the body but Templeton is just out of range.
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!
Templeton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garavito looks to land a combination but Templeton avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton throws a leg kick
and Garavito counters with a straight right hand.
Garavito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garavito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garavito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garavito cracks Templeton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Garavito.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garavito. Templeton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garavito throws out a loose jab but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garavito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Templeton is looking to land body kicks.
Templeton misses with a straight right.
Templeton pushes Garavito away with a front kick.
Garavito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garavito misses with a hook.
Templeton walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito takes a swing at Templeton's ribcage but misses.
Garavito is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garavito tried to score with a low kick but Templeton checks it.
Garavito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garavito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Templeton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garavito throws a lazy right hand but Templeton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lance Templeton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garavito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
Templeton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garavito.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garavito. Templeton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garavito throws a good cross that connects.
Garavito throws the kick towards the body but Templeton avoids it.
Garavito misses with a low kick.
Garavito is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Templeton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Garavito avoids the body shot from Templeton.
Nice jab there from Garavito.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito throws a front kick aimed at Templeton's knee but Templeton avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garavito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Templeton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garavito missing with a left hand there. Templeton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garavito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garavito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Templeton moves away.
Garavito shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Templeton eats them both and turns towards Garavito to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Templeton looks for the body kick but Garavito saw that one coming.
Garavito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garavito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templeton.
Garavito misses with a body punch
and Templeton counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Garavito misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Garavito as he connects with a hook.
Garavito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses.
Templeton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Garavito lands with a nice body kick.
Templeton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garavito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Templeton lands with a good body shot.
Garavito looks winded!
A leg kick checked by Garavito.
Templeton scores with a shot to the body.
Garavito takes one to the side of the head.
Templeton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templeton was well out of range. Poor timing from Garavito.
Garavito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Templeton misses with a low kick as Garavito jumps back.
Garavito thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garavito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
Garavito digs a good hook to Templeton's body.
Garavito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garavito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garavito misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garavito, as that shot connected.
Garavito lands with a nice body kick.
Garavito dives in for a single leg takedown but Templeton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garavito tries to break free but Templeton pushes him back against the cage.
Templeton lands a left hand.
Garavito is trying to push Templeton away but Templeton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garavito is trying to push Templeton away but Templeton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Templeton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garavito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garavito throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Templeton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garavito at a distance.
Garavito is breathing heavily.
Garavito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Templeton's hands.
Garavito misses the jab.
Templeton misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Garavito is predictable there
and Templeton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garavito's knee momentarily.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garavito. Templeton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Templeton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garavito misses with an uppercut.
Garavito lands a right hook to the body.
Templeton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garavito looks to score with a jab to the body but Templeton is just out of range.
Templeton takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garavito's calf.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garavito shoots in for a takedown but Templeton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garavito just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garavito. Templeton shrugs it off though.
Garavito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Templeton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garavito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Templeton.
Garavito connects with a body shot that sends Templeton's belly button to the back.
Templeton pushes Garavito away with a front kick.
Garavito checks a leg kick.
Luis Garavito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garavito misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Garavito misses.
Templeton is looking to wear down Garavito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garavito throws a sloppy body shot
and Templeton counters with a nice body shot.
Templeton lands a head kick. Garavito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito moves out of range of the body kick from Templeton.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Templeton.
Templeton takes a swing at Garavito's ribcage but misses.
Garavito misses with a hook. Templeton ducked under it nicely.
Garavito throws a series of punches but Templeton moves out of range.
Templeton avoids the body shot from Garavito.
Templeton misses with a kick to the body.
Garavito throws a predictable looking body shot
and Templeton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garavito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
Templeton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Templeton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Templeton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garavito tries a head kick but it misses.
Garavito shoots in looking for a takedown. Templeton tries to sprawl out of it but Garavito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Templeton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lance Templeton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Garavito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito jabs Templeton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Templeton.
Templeton misses with a leg kick.
Garavito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Templeton counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
A cross from Garavito lands.
Garavito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
Garavito shoots in for a double leg but Templeton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garavito misses with a combination
and Templeton counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garavito.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garavito lands a glancing blow to the side of Templeton's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Templeton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garavito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templeton was well out of range. Poor timing from Garavito.
Some wild striking there from Garavito.
Garavito throws a head kick but Templeton moves out of range.
Templeton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garavito looks to land a right hand but Templeton moved out of range.
Garavito fails to land the takedown.
Templeton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garavito throws an off balance right hand
and Templeton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garavito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Templeton has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garavito. Templeton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garavito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garavito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton slips a jab from Garavito.
Garavito ducks under a wild hook from Templeton.
Templeton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garavito misses with a leg kick.
Templeton takes a swing at Garavito's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Garavito as he checks the leg kick.
Garavito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garavito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Templeton jabs Garavito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garavito misses with a left hand
and Templeton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Templeton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garavito checks a low kick from Templeton.
Garavito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Garavito.
A nice leg kick lands there from Templeton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Templeton moves away.
Garavito throws a lazy right hand but Templeton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garavito throws a big shot that misses.
Garavito blocks the body kick.
Templeton lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Templeton.
Templeton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garavito throws a combination that misses
and Templeton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garavito really felt that one!
Templeton throws a push kick but Garavito slaps the foot to one side.
Templeton throws a chopping leg kick but Garavito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garavito takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garavito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garavito shoots in looking for a takedown but Templeton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garavito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garavito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Templeton. Templeton obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Templeton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garavito. Garavito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garavito misses with a low kick.
Garavito throws a sloppy head kick and Templeton moves out of range easily.
Templeton cracks the inside of Garavito's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Templeton. That's going to slow Garavito down.
Templeton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garavito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Templeton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garavito moves away.
Templeton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garavito misses with an uppercut.
Garavito misses with a low kick.
Garavito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Templeton.
A jab from Garavito misses.
Garavito wants to land a leg kick but Templeton is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito slips a straight right by Templeton.
Garavito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Templeton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Garavito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templeton.
Garavito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garavito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Templeton if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Templeton.
Garavito tests Templeton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Templeton throws a leg kick but Garavito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Garavito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garavito looks to land a right hand but Templeton moved out of range.
Garavito throws an off balance right hand
and Templeton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Templeton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Templeton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Templeton!
Lance Templeton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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