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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Gart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reese Andy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Floyd Gart has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Gart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reese Andy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gart .
Gart is breathing heavily.
Gart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Gart .
Andy misses with some punches.
Gart blocking some punches.
Andy manages to break the clinch.
Andy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gart is just out of range.
Andy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gart .
Gart clinches with his opponent.
Andy is trying to break free.
Gart breaks from the clinch.
Gart keeps the fight on the outside.
Andy wants to clinch up but Gart keeps it at a distance.
Andy blocks a head kick by Gart .
Andy looks to land a left hand but Gart moved out of range nicely.
Reese Andy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Andy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gart - the referee stops the clock and Andy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gart . Andy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andy can't break the clinch.
Andy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andy throws a head punch that misses.
Gart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andy misses with some punches.
Andy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andy swings wildly with an uppercut but Gart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gart missing with knees to the body.
Andy managing to block the knees to the body from Gart .
Andy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gart .
Gart lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Gart .
Gart keeps control of Andy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andy swings wildly with an uppercut but Gart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gart throws an elbow but it misses.
Andy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gart tries a knee to the head but Andy blocks it.
Gart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gart .
Gart looking to throw knees to the head but Andy is blocking nicely.
Gart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gart misses with a knee strike.
Andy avoiding damage as Gart throws knees to the body.
Gart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gart misses with a knee to the head.
Gart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andy takes a shot to the head.
Andy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andy has a couple of punches blocked by Gart .
Gart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andy pushes off an throws an elbow but Gart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gart scores with a shot to the side of Andy's head.
Gart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Reese Andy has been cut.
Andy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gart lands an elbow inside that Andy shrugs off.
Andy swings wildly with an uppercut but Gart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andy throws a punch but it's blocked by Gart .
Andy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andy misses with the head strike.
Andy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andy tries to clinch but Gart moves away
and Andy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andy tries to clinch but Gart moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gart .
Gart keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andy is looking to clinch.
Andy misses with a looping left.
A combination from Andy does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andy.
Andy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andy misses with a punch on the inside.
Gart swings wildly with an uppercut but Andy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andy misses with a punch on the inside.
Andy misses with a punch on the inside.
Gart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andy throws an elbow but misses.
Andy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andy misses with the head strike.
Gart connects with a knee to the head.
Gart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gart has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Andy goes down! Gart dives on top of him - Andy manages to get guard.
Andy is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andy can't keep his opponent in guard - Gart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Andy is still in real trouble! Can Gart finish him?
Andy trying to control but Gart postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andy seems to have recovered his senses.
Gart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andy is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andy trying to control but Gart postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andy blocks a head kick by Gart .
Andy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gart tries to clinch but Andy is having none of it.
Gart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gart counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reese Andy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andy tries to clinch but Gart is having none of it.
Andy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gart tries to clinch but Andy is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Andy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gart scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Andy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gart tries to clinch up but Andy circles away and keeps his distance.
Andy misses with a wild body shot.
Andy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gart rushes Andy and presses him up against the cage.
Gart blocks an uppercut.
Andy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andy misses with some punches.
Gart lands a knee to the head.
Gart scores with a knee to the head.
Andy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gart breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andy is looking to clinch but Gart is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gart swats away the attempt to clinch by Andy.
Floyd Gart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gart closes the distance and clinches.
Gart lands a knee to the head.
Gart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gart scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gart .
Gart prevents Andy from breaking the clinch.
Andy working aggressively here.
Gart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andy blocks it with crossed arms.
Andy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gart tries to land a knee to the head but Andy blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andy.
Andy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gart lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Gart .
That has opened up Reese Andy's cut even more.
Andy swings wildly with an uppercut but Gart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gart misses with a knee to the head.
Gart tries a knee to the head but Andy blocks it.
Gart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gart blocking some punches.
Gart lands a big knee! That's hurt Andy! Oh, he's all over the place! Gart lands another knee that sends Andy to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Gart !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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