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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Till I Collapse. Aaron Garnett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett fails with the takedown
and Sanders counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Sanders misses.
Sanders lands a glancing blow to the side of Garnett's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders gets the takedown into side control.
Garnett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garnett tries to kick Sanders off but Sanders keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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. Sanders connects with a nice short shot to Garnett's temple.
Sanders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garnett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Sanders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders misses with a head shot. Garnett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sanders passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
Sanders looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garnett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
Garnett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garnett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Garnett is trying to control the position but Sanders postures up.
Garnett wriggles free and stands up.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Garnett misses.
Garnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garnett misses with a body shot.
Sanders throws a right hand that Garnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garnett also avoids with ease.
Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Garnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garnett misses with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garnett's knee momentarily.
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!
Garnett scores with a body shot.
Garnett throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garnett but Garnett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aaron Garnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sanders.
Sanders has closed the distance and engaged Garnett in a clinch.
Garnett is stalling here.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Garnett.
Garnett has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sanders regains guard immediately.
Garnett postures up.
Garnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Garnett forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Garnett seems content to control.
Garnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett looks to land a strike but Sanders avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garnett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Garnett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, jab by Garnett - just one landing.
Garnett tries for a takedown but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garnett misses with a double jab.
Sanders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garnett thows a body shot but no joy.
Garnett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanders slips a straight right by Garnett.
Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Garnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garnett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanders avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is looking for a sweep. Garnett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garnett throwing shots but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Garnett with the ground and pound but Sanders uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Garnett from controlling successfully.
Sanders pulls Garnett in to control the position.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Garnett from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanders is on top in guard.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Garnett is retaining full guard.
Sanders scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garnett wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Sanders scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders postures up and lands a big shot to Garnett's brow.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
Garnett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanders!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett cracks Sanders with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garnett working Sanders over with strikes here.
Garnett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanders is looking to escape.
Garnett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanders hang on?
Garnett with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Garnett there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Garnett working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett misses with a head shot.
Garnett avoids the attempt from Sanders to control.
Garnett throwing strikes here but Sanders is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The referee warns Sanders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett throwing strikes here but Sanders is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Garnett throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Garnett dominated that second round.
That's time! Garnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanders wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders slips under a jab from Garnett.
Garnett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanders napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanders is trying to get back to half guard.
Garnett tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanders controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanders taking a bit of punishment here - Garnett scoring with strikes.
Garnett is looking to take a break and control but Sanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanders takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders struggling a bit here.
Garnett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanders is rocked!
Garnett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanders is still in real trouble! Can Garnett finish him?
Garnett scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sanders is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Garnett can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Garnett!
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