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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Garner (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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145 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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141 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Garner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Garner feints the counter takedown.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crunch! Aldo slams his shin into Garner's torso.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo scores with a jab.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Garner off balance momentarily.
Aldo takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
Garner with the counter takedown but Aldo avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garner with the counter takedown but Aldo avoids it easily.
Aldo is looking to wear down Garner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aldo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Garner saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Garner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Garner moves out of range easily.
Garner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
Aldo lands with a right hand.
Aldo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ron Garner has been cut.
Aldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garner in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aldo defends it well.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Garner blocks the low kick.
Aldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Garner avoids them all with ease.
Garner closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Garner pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Garner.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Garner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aldo wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Garner is trying to get an arm triangle but Aldo is defending well.
Garner is trying to get an arm triangle but Aldo is defending well.
Garner is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Aldo is trying to escape and Garner transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Aldo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Garner! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ron Garner!
A very excited looking Ron Garner 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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