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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 778 p4p, 845 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 117 p4p, 129 weight class). Philippe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chant vaudou haitien. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe lands a nice shot to the body.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garrett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Garrett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garrett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garrett prevents Philippe from escaping the position.
Garrett working the strikes but Philippe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Philippe is trying to stand back up but Garrett is controlling him
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe won't allow Garrett to pass to mount.
Philippe is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett winds up and cracks Philippe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett looks to land a strike but Philippe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Philippe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett postures up in Philippe's guard and throws a big left but Philippe blocks it.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Philippe has wrist control.
Garrett won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Philippe staying out of range there.
It looked like Philippe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrett tries to clinch up.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe throws a counter high kick but Garrett was just alert enough to avoid it.
Garrett defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philippe. Philippe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Philippe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe dodges the ground and pound from Garrett.
Philippe defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett cracks Philippe with a big right hand but Philippe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Garrett working the head with strikes.
Garrett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garrett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett in side control, throwing shots but Philippe defends.
An elbow from Garrett crashes against the mat.
Philippe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garrett.
Philippe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Garrett crashes against the mat.
Garrett working the ground and pound but Philippe is defending the strikes.
Garrett cracks Philippe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garrett is trying to ground and pound but Philippe uses the momentary lack of control by Garrett to regain half guard.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Philippe's temple.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Philippe to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett lands a couple of digs.
Philippe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Philippe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Garrett is working Philippe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Philippe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garrett misses with a few strikes there.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Philippe throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Philippe drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett misses with a body shot
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe slips a straight right by Garrett.
Garrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Philippe momentarily.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett misses with a hook. Philippe ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
Philippe throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooh!!! Philippe has knocked Garrett down with a huge combo! Philippe steps away and waves a wobbly Garrett back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Peguero Jean Philippe is winning the standup battle so far.
Philippe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garrett takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philippe.
Garrett takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
A jab from Philippe does it's job there.
Garrett throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
A lazy left from Garrett finds it's target.
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
A left lands for Philippe.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrett drives through with a takedown into Philippe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garrett throws a strike but Philippe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garrett has control of Philippe's left arm, preventing Philippe from doing any damage.
Garrett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett is pulling down on Philippe's head. It's preventing any offense from Philippe, at least for the moment.
Garrett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett wants to sweep but no luck.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Philippe throwing strikes from guard but Garrett blocks nicely.
Philippe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Philippe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Philippe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Philippe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Philippe throws a big counter combination but Garrett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Garrett there.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett slips under a jab.
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Philippe 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 not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett looks to land a strike but Philippe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Philippe wants to stand and escape but Garrett is having none of it.
Garrett stands up over Philippe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrett looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Philippe throwing strikes but missing.
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 thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philippe's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
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 trying to pass the guard but Philippe defending well.
Philippe pushes Garrett off looking to stand but Garrett dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Philippe's temple.
Garrett working Philippe over with strikes.
Garrett throwing shots but Philippe is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Philippe taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Philippe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrett.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Philippe has hold of Garrett's hands but Garrett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Philippe tries to kick Garrett off but Garrett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Philippe taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Philippe is rocked!
Philippe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrett.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett wants to pass the guard but Philippe is defending well.
Garrett working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Philippe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett winds up and cracks Philippe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philippe's head.
Philippe seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett wants to pass to mount but Philippe is defending the position.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Philippe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Garrett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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