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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Belmonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belmonte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Los Lobos - Cancion Del Mariachi. Garavito has chosen Make Them Suffer as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Belmonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmonte throws a right hand that misses
and Garavito holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Belmonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Belmonte is struggling to control the position.
Belmonte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garavito takes a shot to the head.
Garavito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belmonte backwards.
Belmonte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garavito misses with the head strike.
Garavito tries a body shot but Belmonte blocks it.
Garavito has a couple of punches blocked by Belmonte.
Garavito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garavito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garavito throws a head punch that misses.
Garavito throws a head punch that misses.
Garavito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garavito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belmonte dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belmonte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Garavito catches Belmonte right on the button with a cross.
Garavito throws a hook to the side of Belmonte's head but Belmonte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garavito lands a nice hook to Belmonte's body. Belmonte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Belmonte misses the target.
Garavito on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Belmonte misses.
Belmonte tried to score with a low kick but Garavito checks it.
Belmonte lands a body shot.
Garavito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Garavito.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garavito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belmonte.
Belmonte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garavito misses with a left hand
and Belmonte counters with a left to the body.
Belmonte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belmonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belmonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Belmonte.
Belmonte cracks the inside of Garavito's front leg.
Belmonte lands a nice shot that snaps Garavito's head back.
Garavito scores with a jab to the head.
Belmonte throws an overhand right that lands on Garavito's shoulder, as Garavito tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Garavito.
Belmonte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garavito's head backwards.
Garavito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garavito moves out of range of the body kick from Belmonte.
Belmonte misses the shot to the body.
Belmonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garavito moves away.
Belmonte swats away the attempt to clinch by Garavito.
Belmonte is looking to chop away at Garavito's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte misses with a lunging right hand
and Garavito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garavito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belmonte.
Belmonte checks a low kick from Garavito.
Belmonte misses with a right hand
and Garavito moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garavito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belmonte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garavito throws a punch but it's blocked by Belmonte.
A shot in the inside from Belmonte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garavito on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmonte. Garavito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmonte misses with a hook.
Belmonte misses with a lunging right hand
and Belmonte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Garavito throws a big shot that misses.
Belmonte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garavito's calf.
Belmonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmonte throws a body punch but Garavito moves out of range.
Belmonte takes a swing at Garavito's ribcage but misses.
Belmonte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Garavito.
Belmonte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garavito moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garavito slips a straight right by Belmonte.
Belmonte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belmonte connects with an inside leg kick.
Garavito staying out of range there.
Garavito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belmonte.
Belmonte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Belmonte.
Garavito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belmonte.
Belmonte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Belmonte throws an off balance right hand
and Garavito counters with a low kick, right behind Belmonte 's knee.
Belmonte throws a right hand that misses
and Garavito counters by moving into the clinch.
Belmonte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garavito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garavito keeps control of Belmonte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garavito misses with the head strike.
Garavito misses with some punches.
Belmonte stalls.
Belmonte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito misses with the head strike.
Garavito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belmonte manages to break the clinch.
Belmonte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garavito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garavito just misses with a punch to the body.
Belmonte loads up on a big right hand but Garavito slips the punch.
Garavito throws a leg kick which misses Belmonte's front leg but catches the back leg as Belmonte tries to avoid it.
Belmonte throws a solid leg kick but Garavito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belmonte.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belmonte, right into the meat.
Belmonte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garavito moves out of range as Belmonte strikes.
Garavito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belmonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garavito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belmonte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte lands a jab to the head.
Belmonte throws a wild body kick that Garavito sees coming a mile off.
Rodrigo Belmonte is winning the standup battle so far.
Garavito jabs at Belmonte's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Garavito slams his shin into Belmonte's torso.
Garavito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garavito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garavito misses with a straight left.
Garavito defending well as Belmonte loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belmonte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Belmonte avoids the head kick by Garavito.
Belmonte ducks under a wild hook from Garavito.
Garavito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belmonte.
Garavito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belmonte lands with a nice body punch.
Garavito ducks under a wild hook from Belmonte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garavito doesn't manage to clinch there - Belmonte circles away.
Belmonte lands a nice looking body kick.
Belmonte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belmonte connects with a single shot there.
Belmonte lands a jab to the head.
Belmonte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garavito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belmonte circles away quickly and effectively.
Belmonte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belmonte lands with a good body shot.
Garavito works Belmonte's body with a nice hook.
Garavito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belmonte throws a looping overhand right but Garavito ducks down to avoid it.
Garavito moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito slips a straight right by Belmonte.
Belmonte takes a swing at Garavito's ribcage but misses.
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!
Belmonte thows a body kick. Garavito tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garavito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garavito lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Belmonte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Belmonte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belmonte misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Belmonte there.
Garavito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belmonte throws a shot to the body.
Rodrigo Belmonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmonte.
Garavito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garavito throws a low kick, looking for Belmonte's leg but Belmonte calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Garavito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Belmonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garavito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belmonte to score with a decent uppercut.
Belmonte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garavito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garavito clobbers Belmonte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belmonte is rocked!
Belmonte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Belmonte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Belmonte.
Garavito staying out of range there.
Belmonte seems to have got his legs back now.
Belmonte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garavito ducks under a wild hook from Belmonte.
Garavito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Garavito misses its intended target.
Garavito moves out of range of the body kick.
Belmonte connects with a body shot that sends Garavito's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Belmonte is predictable there
and Garavito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garavito throws an overhand right that lands on Belmonte's shoulder, as Belmonte tries to avoid the shot.
Garavito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belmonte throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garavito closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Belmonte prevents a body shot from Garavito.
A hook to the body from Garavito.
Garavito struggles to land a body shot inside as Belmonte controls his hands.
Belmonte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garavito backwards.
Belmonte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Belmonte leaning against his opponent.
Belmonte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garavito tries to throw a body punch but Belmonte avoids it by throwing Garavito back against the cage.
Belmonte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garavito throws a head punch that misses.
Garavito letting Belmonte take a breather here.
Rodrigo Belmonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte trying to control the position but instead, Garavito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belmonte into the cage.
Nice body punch from Garavito - that landed with a thud.
Belmonte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Belmonte working aggressively here.
Garavito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garavito has a couple of punches blocked by Belmonte.
Garavito works on Belmonte's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmonte blocks a body shot from Garavito.
Garavito throws a punch but it's blocked by Belmonte.
Luis Garavito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garavito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito tries a body shot but Belmonte blocks it.
Belmonte is trying to stall.
Garavito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belmonte tries to work over Garavito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belmonte scores with a shoulder strike.
Garavito blocks a body shot from Belmonte.
Belmonte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Belmonte stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rodrigo Belmonte.
Garavito looks to throw the jab but Belmonte is out of range.
A slow jab from Garavito misses its intended target.
Garavito moves out of range of the body kick from Belmonte.
Garavito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garavito throws a hook but Belmonte blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belmonte's head backwards.
Belmonte lands a nice looking body shot.
Belmonte throws a body punch but Garavito moves out of range.
Belmonte misses with a leg kick
and Garavito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmonte blocks a body shot from Garavito.
Garavito swings wildly with an uppercut but Belmonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belmonte looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belmonte.
Belmonte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belmonte swings wildly with an uppercut but Garavito uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Belmonte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luis Garavito.
I've got Garavito winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luis Garavito!
A very excited looking Luis Garavito made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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