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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fukc Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by War. This should be fireworks!
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188 cm
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198 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fukc Face!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Face.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Face throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garibaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Face tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garibaldi checks a leg kick.
Face is looking to land body kicks.
Garibaldi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Face.
Garibaldi throws a lazy right hand but Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi feints and as Face raises his hands in defense, Garibaldi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Face pulls Garibaldi in close to prevent any damage.
Garibaldi looking to sit in guard and control but Face gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garibaldi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garibaldi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Garibaldi looking to finish Face with some ground and pound. This is bad for Face!
Garibaldi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Garibaldi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Face tries to lock up and control but Garibaldi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garibaldi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Face that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garibaldi breaks from Face's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Garibaldi raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Face is not content to let Garibaldi control the position.
Garibaldi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Face with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garibaldi is working away from the top position though.
Garibaldi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Face blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garibaldi.
Face keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garibaldi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Face defending well though.
Garibaldi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garibaldi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garibaldi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garibaldi is nestled in close to Face, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garibaldi lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi trying to pass the guard but Face defending well.
Garibaldi is trying to control the action in half guard but Face is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garibaldi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Face defending well though.
Garibaldi thows a huge punch but Face dodges it nicely.
Face regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garibaldi.
Face is trying to keep Garibaldi in close.
Garibaldi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garibaldi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garibaldi trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Garibaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garibaldi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Garibaldi misses.
Garibaldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Face circles away quickly and effectively.
Face moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garibaldi jabs at Face's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi checks a leg kick.
Face wants to slow Garibaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Garibaldi misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Face as he avoids it easily.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Garibaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Garibaldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fukc Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face thows a leg kick but Garibaldi checks it
and Garibaldi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garibaldi stops Face from standing up.
Garibaldi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garibaldi tries to free his leg and advance position but Face is retaining full guard.
Garibaldi wants to control from the top but Face keeps moving.
Garibaldi throwing strikes from guard but Face blocks nicely.
Garibaldi throws and elbow that misses. Face uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garibaldi's guard. Nice move by Face!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Garibaldi is striking but Face is not phased and passes to half guard.
Garibaldi tries to get to full guard but Face has control of the leg.
Garibaldi trying to control from the bottom.
Garibaldi is staying active underneath Face, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garibaldi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Face postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face wants to control from the top but Garibaldi keeps moving.
Michael Garibaldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garibaldi trying to control the position here.
Garibaldi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Garibaldi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garibaldi throws a poor cross that misses
and Face counters with a low kick, right behind Garibaldi 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Face dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garibaldi. That did some damage!
Face goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Face looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garibaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Face. Face obviously looking to wear him down.
Garibaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garibaldi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Face motions for Garibaldi to come forward. Face throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi misses with a right hand
and Face counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Garibaldi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Face lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garibaldi's sensitive parts.
Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Face misses with a low kick.
Garibaldi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garibaldi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Garibaldi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garibaldi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garibaldi tries to control but Face wriggling away.
Garibaldi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Face because Garibaldi loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garibaldi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garibaldi wants to control the pace but Face is squirming around nicely.
Garibaldi lands a heavy elbow.
Garibaldi with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garibaldi with good strikes from the mount here!
Garibaldi working the ground and pound effectively.
Fukc Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Garibaldi.
Face is still in real trouble! Can Garibaldi finish him?
Garibaldi drops a big elbow. That's hurt Face! More shots from Garibaldi and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Garibaldi!
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hype
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FIGHT
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