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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayder Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Classic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Classic Man acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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250 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rayder Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Classic Man!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Garner advances nicely into full mount.
Garner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Man avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garner.
Garner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Garner controlling from mount.
Garner landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garner controlling from mount.
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 thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner with good strikes from the mount here!
Man wants to control but Garner is having none of it.
Garner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garner raining down shots from the mount!
Garner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Man is in a horrible position here. Garner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands a big shot there that rocks Man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man regains half guard.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Garner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man trying to control here.
Garner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
Garner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garner throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Garner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Garner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garner thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Garner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garner throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Garner not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayder Garner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garner controlling the action here.
Man is trying to maintain the position but Garner is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to improve his position but Garner is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garner.
Garner wants to pass to mount but Man is defending the position.
Rayder Garner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garner wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Garner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garner working Man over with strikes.
Garner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Garner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Man for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garner is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Garner drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Garner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garner.
Garner throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man is in trouble now - Garner has advanced to mount!
Garner lands a couple of good shots and Man has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with punches from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Garner controlling the positon.
Garner missing with strikes from the back.
Garner is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Man. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Garner scores with strikes from the back.
Garner lands a shot to the head.
Man has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Garner.
Garner is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Man. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Man hold on?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Garner.
Garner is looking to control Man but Man is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Garner tightening his grip on Man, looking for the choke.
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!
Garner lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man looking very determined here, making life difficult for Garner.
Garner has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Man is defending well but eventually Garner manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Man has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rayder Garner!
Rayder Garner retains his heavyweight title!
Rayder Garner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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