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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayder Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rayder Garner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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270 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rayder Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garner looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingston is just out of range.
A low kick from Kingston misses
and Garner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kingston!
Kingston is trying to escape the position but Garner is controlling the position.
Garner tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kingston is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingston keeps working.
Garner scoring with punches from side control.
Garner taking a break here but Kingston is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kingston wants to control but Garner is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston controlling the position well.
Garner prevents Kingston from improving his position.
Garner slips a nice elbow through Kingston's hands, connecting with Kingston's forehead.
Garner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kingston is looking for a sweep. Garner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston is trying to control but Garner passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kingston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kingston can't do much from the bottom here.
Kingston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Garner is looking for a sweep. Kingston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garner 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.
Garner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Garner wants to control but Kingston is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is looking for a sweep. Kingston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garner is staying active underneath Kingston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kingston is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garner gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garner trying to keep a closed guard but Kingston is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garner is pulling down on Kingston's head. It's preventing any offense from Kingston, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayder Garner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garner takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kingston misses with a body kick.
Kingston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garner counters with a takedown into side control.
Garner is putting a hurting on Kingston here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garner landing strikes.
Garner lands a decent elbow from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kingston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kingston stops Garner from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kingston can't do much from the bottom here.
Rayder Garner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston is trying to get back to half guard.
Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around?
Kingston sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kingston wants to improve his position but Garner is controlling well.
Garner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kingston is looking to improve his position.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Garner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingston's head.
Kingston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garner is working away from the top position though.
Garner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kingston trying to hold on to Garner's head to control him but Garner postures up.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garner in particular looking to stall.
Garner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kingston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garner is just content to waste time from the top position. Kingston takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Garner forces his way into half guard.
Garner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands with a punch from half guard.
Garner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ground and pound from Garner.
Garner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kingston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kingston is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kingston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kingston is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Garner jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayder Garner dominated that second round.
That's time! Garner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Garner closes the distance and clinches up with Kingston, looking for a takedown. Garner pushes Kingston against the cage but Kingston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
Garner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingston.
Kingston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gregory Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Garner shoots in for a takedown but Kingston shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayder Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Garner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kingston quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston wants to control but Garner is keeping busy.
Kingston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kingston is controlling Garner's trapped leg to prevent Garner from advancing to side control.
Garner wants to take a breather but Kingston is having none of it.
Kingston is looking for a sweep. Garner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kingston is looking for a sweep. Garner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Garner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
Kingston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garner moves nicely into side control.
Garner tries to move to mount but Kingston blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kingston is looking to regain half guard here but Garner keeps moving and retains side control.
Kingston seems a little lost for a moment, as Garner dominates the positioning.
Garner cracks Kingston with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kingston tries to buck Garner off but Garner is having none of it.
Garner trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Kingston tries to bench press Garner off him but Garner keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kingston is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kingston looks to move to half guard but instead Garner has passed into mount! Damn!
Kingston is squirming around, avoiding Garner's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rayder Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayder Garner!
Rayder Garner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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