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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Garwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bravo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Garwood! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garwood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garwood breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Bravo misses. Garwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bravo swats him away and circles back towards the center. A big head kick from Garwood and Bravo is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Bravo is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bravo wants to stand and escape but Garwood is having none of it. Garwood wants to stand but Bravo is controlling his posture from full guard. Bravo looking to control but Garwood passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bravo is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Garwood wants to get back to his feet.
Bravo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bravo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Garwood off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Garwood moves out of range easily. Garwood moves in looking to clinch but Bravo pushes him off. A head kick by Garwood misses and Bravo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Garwood misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Garwood. Garwood tries to clinch up but Bravo circles away and keeps his distance. Bravo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Garwood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Garwood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garwood misses with an elbow strike.
Garwood missing with knees to the body.
Garwood scores with a knee to the head.
Garwood lands an elbow inside that Bravo shrugs off. Garwood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bravo blocks it with crossed arms. Garwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo avoids the damage to the body. Bravo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Garwood dominated that round. The cut man is working on Johnny Bravo's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo misses with a head kick.
Garwood throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Garwood closes the distance but Bravo moves to the side and Bravo counters with a single leg into guard. Garwood didn't expect that. Bravo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garwood's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Garwood wants to get back to his feet but Bravo is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Bravo wants to stand but Garwood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garwood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Bravo tries to stand but Garwood is controlling from the bottom. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bravo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Johnny Bravo's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Garwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Garwood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garwood won't be happy with that. Garwood is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bravo has just dragged him back down to the mat. Bravo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Garwood to his feet. Johnny Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Garwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garwood throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Garwood misses with a head kick.
Garwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bravo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Garwood misses. Garwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Garwood wants to clinch. Garwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away. A telegraphed right hand from Garwood misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Bravo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Bravo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garwood but Garwood pushes him off and we're back to square one. Bravo looks for the body kick but Garwood saw that one coming. Garwood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Garwood.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Garwood shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Garwood throws a head kick that misses. Garwood throws a head kick that misses. Bravo is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bravo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garwood closes the distance but Bravo moves to the side and Bravo counters by clinching up. Garwood misses with a knee strike.
Garwood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Garwood moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Garwood tries to clinch but Bravo moves away and Bravo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garwood! Garwood tries to buck Bravo off but he can't manage it. Bravo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnny Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bravo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight! Johnny Bravo showed his dominance in that final round. I think Bravo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bravo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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