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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1041 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 139 p4p, 169 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Garibaldi has chosen Resist and Bite - Sabaton as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibaldi rushes Abel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Garibaldi avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Abel breaks the clinch.
Abel scores with a body shot.
Aristides Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel cracks Garibaldi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Abel connects with a solid leg kick.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
Garibaldi takes one to the chin there.
Abel thumps Garibaldi with a low kick.
Abel throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abel throws a wild body kick that Garibaldi sees coming a mile off.
Abel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Garibaldi tries to bum rush Abel with a series of wild strikes but Abel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Abel.
That kick from Abel tenderised Garibaldi's leg. Garibaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garibaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abel.
Abel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abel works Garibaldi's body with a nice hook.
Abel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garibaldi checks it well.
Garibaldi tries a quick counter leg kick but Abel is wise to it.
Abel is looking to wear down Garibaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garibaldi's head backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abel, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garibaldi pushes Abel up against the cage in a clinch.
Garibaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Abel on the inside.
Abel lands a nice shot to the body.
Abel is trying to push Garibaldi away but Garibaldi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Abel tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel blocking some punches.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Abel.
Garibaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Garibaldi gets control of Abel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Garibaldi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garibaldi has a closed guard, preventing Abel from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garibaldi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garibaldi is working an open guard so Abel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abel tries to land a front kick but Garibaldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Garibaldi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garibaldi missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garibaldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abel.
Abel tries to land a front kick but Garibaldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garibaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garibaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
Abel connects with a solid leg kick.
Abel is looking to score with low kicks.
Abel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garibaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abel slips a jab from Garibaldi.
Abel tries to score with a low kick but Garibaldi moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that round.
That's time! Abel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garibaldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garibaldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garibaldi misses with an uppercut.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGaribaldi.
Aristides Abel is winning the standup battle so far.
Abel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abel throws a leg kick but Garibaldi moved away.
Abel moves out of range as Garibaldi throws a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Abel.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Abel won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Abel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Abel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garibaldi pulls guard effortlessly.
Abel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garibaldi is proving hard to escape from.
Abel stands up from Garibaldi's guard - Abel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Abel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garibaldi on the side of the head.
Abel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garibaldi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abel feints and then cracks Garibaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garibaldi down.
Abel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi 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.
Abel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garibaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abel with a body shot.
Abel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abel duly obliges.
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!
Abel with a nice cross.
Abel slips a straight right by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abel lands with an overhand left.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Garibaldi scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Abel as he connects with a hook.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi working aggressively here.
Abel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abel lands with a short shot to the head.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Garibaldi controls his hands.
Abel prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Abel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abel to keep the fight standing.
Abel lands a shot to the body.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Abel gets through Garibaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garibaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Abel.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Abel.
A hook to the body from Abel.
Aristides Abel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Garibaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi decides to pull guard.
Abel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Abel gets to his feet. Garibaldi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Garibaldi moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garibaldi, pushing him back against the cage.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Abel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garibaldi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garibaldi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garibaldi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Garibaldi on the inside.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Abel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Abel.
Garibaldi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Abel.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel rushes Garibaldi and presses him up against the cage.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abel smiles and moves away.
Abel throws a leg kick but Garibaldi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garibaldi is looking for the big counter here.
Abel misses with a hook. Garibaldi ducked under it nicely.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abel.
Abel jabs Garibaldi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garibaldi misses with a two punch combination.
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick
and Abel counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Abel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garibaldi feints a counter leg kick.
Garibaldi closes the distance and pushes Abel back into the cage.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Garibaldi.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Abel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Garibaldi back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Abel breaks the clinch.
Abel lands with a nice body kick.
Garibaldi clinches.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Garibaldi controls his hands.
Abel tries to work over Garibaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Abel.
Garibaldi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Aristides Abel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garibaldi throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Abel.
A hook to the body from Abel.
Garibaldi scores with a shot to the side of Abel's head.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Abel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Abel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Abel there.
Garibaldi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abel.
Abel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garibaldis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aristides Abel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abel, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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