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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wade Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Garrett moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garrett jumps guard.
Garrett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Garrett controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garrett's guard.
Garrett controlling Jones's posture.
Garrett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garrett content to control rather than advance.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones won't allow Garrett to pass to mount.
Garrett content to control rather than advance.
Garrett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garrett seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones won't allow Garrett to pass to mount.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garrett frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garrett throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Garrett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garrett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Garrett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garrett is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poor strikes thrown by Garrett there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett controlling his opponent.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garrett sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Garrett tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Garrett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Garrett pushes his legs off easily.
Garrett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garrett seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Garrett has recovered full guard.
Garrett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garrett has an active guard here but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garrett wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garrett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garrett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garrett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garrett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Garrett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones wants to sweep here but Garrett controlling him for the moment.
Garrett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wade Garrett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garrett wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garrett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garrett gets a takedown into half guard.
Garrett is looking for a kimura here.
Garrett seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garrett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is pressing down on Garrett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garrett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Garrett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Garrett coming out on top.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Garrett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garrett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garrett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Bob Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Garrett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Garrett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garrett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrett working away.
Garrett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Garrett crashes against the mat.
Garrett is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Garrett wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Garrett controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Garrett trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bob Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Garrett trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garrett has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Garrett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garrett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Garrett defends easily.
Garrett trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones looking for subs off his back but Garrett has passed one foot through into half guard.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wade Garrett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrett, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Garrett!
After winning the bout, Wade Garrett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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