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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eron Saunders (ranked 1888 p4p, 1728 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 265 p4p, 244 weight class). Bo Garrett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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194 cm 34 200 18 - 14 - 0 |
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175 cm 28 185 13 - 7 - 2 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garrett keeps the fight on the outside. Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch. Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center. Saunders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight. Saunders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it. Garrett throws out a counter right but Saunders avoids it with no problem. Saunders tries to clinch up. Saunders closes the distance and pushes Garrett back into the cage. Saunders pushes Garrett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A short right from Saunders on the inside. Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Saunders. A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land. Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow. Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders. Garrett lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saunders lands a nice elbow. Garrett lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land. Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards. Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Garrett blocks an elbow strike from Saunders.
Saunders pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside. Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett. Still in the clinch, Saunders scores with a nice short uppercut. Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Saunders. This has been an exciting period of action! Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders presses Garrett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders. Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garrett scores with a shoulder strike. Garrett lands with a light punch inside. A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land. Nice body punch from Garrett - that landed with a thud.
Garrett lands a body punch in the clinch. Garrett lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders. Saunders blocking some punches.
Saunders lands with a light punch inside. Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Garrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Saunders prevents a body shot from Garrett. Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett. Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Garrett lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards. Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saunders lands an elbow just above Garrett 's eye. Saunders misses with an elbow strike.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards. Saunders is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saunders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garrett's brow. Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Saunders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garrett is keeping busy. Garrett lands with a light punch inside. Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Garrett. Garrett lands a body shot. Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garrett lands a left hand.
Saunders lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside. Saunders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Saunders tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Saunders working aggressively here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Saunders tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett. Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow. Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head. Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head. Saunders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch. Saunders misses with the head strike.
Garrett misses with some punches.
A short right from Saunders on the inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Garrett blocking some punches.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Saunders prevents a body shot from Garrett. Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it. We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eron Saunders will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Garrett pushes him off. Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saunders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett. Saunders tries to clinch but Garrett is having none of it. Saunders misses with a double jab
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut. Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders. Garrett clinches up against the cage. Saunders pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Garrett misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garrett blocks an elbow strike. Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it. Saunders lands a hook to the side of the head. Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head. Eron Saunders has scored more points in the clinch so far. Saunders blocks a body shot from Garrett. Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett. Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away. Saunders forces Garrett back against the cage and clinches. Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage. Saunders lands an elbow inside that Garrett shrugs off. Saunders lands a nice elbow. Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Garrett's head. Garrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
Saunders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders. Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Saunders. Saunders tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses. Nice body punch from Saunders - that landed with a thud.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Garrett in his tracks for a moment. A right hand to the body from Saunders.
Saunders tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Saunders breaks the clinch.
Saunders moves to clinch but Garrett breaks away enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab. Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center. Garrett tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch. Garrett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land. Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Saunders digs a right hand underneath Garrett's ribcage. Garrett let out a lung full of air as it connected. Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards. Saunders lands a body punch in the clinch. Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Saunders closes the distance and clinches. Saunders creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Garrett takes an elbow to the forehead. Saunders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Garrett takes a shot to the head. Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage. Garrett tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Garrett in his tracks for a moment. This has been an exciting period of action! Garrett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Garrett. Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow. Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Garrett. Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders. A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders. Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch. Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow. Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saunders. Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards. Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett. A body shot lands from Garrett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Garrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eron Saunders dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saunders is trying to defend but Garrett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Garrett throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely. Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Saunders keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Garrett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saunders is rocked! Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Oh Saunders is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round. Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Garrett lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Saunders! More strikes land and this one is all over! Garrett jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett! A victorious Bo Garrett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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