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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waldo Garner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waldo Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hulk Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Garner.
Garner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garner is staying tight to Kelly's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kelly dives in for a single leg takedown but Garner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly with a poor takedown
and Garner counters by clinching up.
Waldo Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Kelly.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garner tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Garner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelly avoiding damage as Garner throws knees to the body.
Garner gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garner is stalling here.
Kelly wants a takedown.
Garner is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Kelly taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Garner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Garner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Kelly tries to get set, Garner tries to push him back and clinch up but Kelly manages to avoid the attempt.
Kelly moves to clinch but Garner breaks away
so Garner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kelly is working an open guard so Garner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Garner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garner is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garner just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Garner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Garner wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Garner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kelly sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kelly quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelly scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Garner manages to mount him!
Garner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Garner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garner counters by clinching up.
Garner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly misses with a takedown
and Garner counters with a takedown into side control.
Waldo Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Kelly.
Garner decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garner darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner stalling against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garner lands with a right to the head.
Garner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hulk Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garner moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Kelly prevents Garner from breaking the clinch.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Garner is controlling him.
Garner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kelly looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to pull guard but Garner has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly tries to break the clinch but Garner is controlling the position.
Garner misses with a knee strike.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Garner is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garner is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Kelly is looking to control Garner's arms but Garner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Kelly jumps guard but Garner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner gets underhooks to prevent Kelly's takedown attempt.
Kelly tries to circle away but Garner has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garner taking a breather.
Garner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garner can't break the clinch.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Garner is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A body shot lands from Garner.
Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Garner.
Kelly has Garner pressed against the cage, preventing Garner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kelly has Garner pressed against the cage, preventing Garner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Waldo Garner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Garner won't allow it.
Garner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly is trying to drag Garner to the mat but Garner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Garner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kelly gets caught flat footed, as Garner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Garner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Garner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garner avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Garner gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Garner jumps into side control!
Garner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Garner decides to stand back up. Garner steps back and let's Kelly get back to his feet.
Kelly tries to clinch
and Garner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Garner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garner showed some decent athleticism there.
Kelly flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner is taking a breather. Kelly says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard but Garner has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner controlling from mount.
Garner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kelly for as long as he can get away with.
Garner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Waldo Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Garner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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