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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clive Garret (ranked 1898 p4p, 290 weight class) and Eusebio Zapata (ranked 2366 p4p, 357 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clive Garret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eusebio Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garret doesn't manage to clinch there - Zapata circles away.
Zapata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garret scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garret steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zapata.
Zapata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garrets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Clive Garret has been cut.
Garret is looking to clinch but Zapata is avoiding it.
Garret moves in looking to clinch but Zapata pushes him off.
Zapata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zapata lands an overhand right.
Garret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zapata at a distance.
Zapata throws a shot from downtown. Garret moves away and avoids it.
As Zapata tries to get set, Garret tries to push him back and clinch up but Zapata manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garret tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zapata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garret moves into the clinch successfully.
Zapata has had enough of the clinch but Garret keeps him there for the moment.
Zapata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret slips a straight right by Zapata.
Garret stuns Zapata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garret swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eusebio Zapata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zapata swings for the body but Garret moves out of range.
Garret closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garret.
Zapata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zapata blocks an elbow strike.
Zapata looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garret misses with some punches.
Garret lands with a short shot to the head.
Zapata presses Garret against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garret lands with a short shot to the head.
Zapata wants to get back to striking at distance but Garret won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret can't find room to land a body shot as Zapata controls the action.
Zapata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zapata wants to get back to striking at distance but Garret won't allow it.
Zapata throws a punch but it's blocked by Garret.
Garret working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret prevents Zapata from breaking the clinch.
Garret swings wildly with an uppercut but Zapata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zapata tries to break the clinch but Garret is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Garret as the two fighters clinch.
Garret lands an elbow just above Zapata 's eye.
It looks like Eusebio Zapata has been cut.
Garret misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garret presses Zapata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garret swings wildly with an uppercut but Zapata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Zapata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garret misses with the head strike.
Zapata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garret tries to clinch but Zapata moves out of range.
Zapata throws a right hand that misses
enabling Garret to counter with a crisp jab.
Garret tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garret connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garret connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zapata missing with a left hand there. Garret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zapata throws a lazy uppercut
and Garret counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garret walks into a stiff left hand from Zapata.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zapata misses with a left hand
and Garret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zapata swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Garret counter with a right hand.
Garret tries to clinch but Zapata moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Zapata on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garret tries to clinch up but Zapata circles away and keeps his distance.
Zapata misses with a right hand
and Garret counters with a stiff right hand.
Zapata misses with a looping left.
Garret clinches with his opponent.
Garret misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garret is leaning against Zapata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garret working aggressively here.
A short left from Garret.
Garret lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Garret dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garret lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zapata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garret.
Zapata throws an off balance right hand
and Garret connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garret tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Zapata scores with a nice strike.
Zapata throws a poor cross that misses
and Zapata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garret is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zapata can do to turn this around?
Garret tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zapata now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zapata lands with a shot to the body.
Zapata misses with a right hand
and Garret counters with a nice body shot.
Zapata misses with a straight left.
Zapata ducks under a wild hook from Garret.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata misses with an uppercut. Garret saw that one coming.
Garret scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
Zapata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garret on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zapata rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zapata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garret lands a nice hook to Zapata's body. Zapata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zapata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garret jabs Zapata right on the nose. Zapata blinks but takes it well.
Zapata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garret steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zapata.
We've been told by Garret's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garret is looking to clinch.
Zapata misses with a right hand
and Garret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zapata is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zapata walks into a stiff left hand from Garret.
Garret is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garret lands with a hook. Zapata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zapata swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garret with a hook.
Zapata misses with a right hand
enabling Garret to counter with a crisp jab.
Zapata throws a poor cross that misses
and Garret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Zapata catches Garret right on the button with a cross.
Garret staying out of range there.
Zapata throws the left hand but Garret avoids the punch easily.
Zapata loads up on a big right hand but Garret slips the punch.
Zapata throws a right hand that misses
and Garret counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garret fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garret uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zapata throws a right hand that misses
and Garret connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garret throws a hook but Zapata avoids it easily.
Garret lands a glancing blow to the side of Zapata's head.
Garret connects with a body shot.
Zapata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
Garret bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zapata throws a big shot that misses.
Zapata loads up on a big right hand but Garret slips the punch.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
Zapata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garret swings widly with a right hand
and Zapata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garret tests Zapata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garret lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garret pushes off an throws an elbow but Zapata leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zapata breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Garret finds it's target.
Zapata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garret.
A swing and a miss from Garret.
Zapata doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zapata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garret rushes Zapata and presses him up against the cage.
Clive Garret has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zapata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Garret dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garret throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zapata stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zapata has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zapata there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garret defending well as Zapata loads up on a big left hand.
Zapata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zapata dodges the punch combination from Garret.
Garret on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zapata has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garret connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zapata throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garret stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garret throws a hook but Zapata blocks it.
Zapata misses with a hook
letting Garret counter with a right hand.
Zapata staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zapata misses with an uppercut. Garret saw that one coming.
Zapata missing with a left hand there. Garret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Zapata tries to get set, Garret tries to push him back and clinch up but Zapata manages to avoid the attempt.
Zapata swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zapata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garret counters with a stiff right hand.
Garret misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Zapata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zapata misses with a looping left.
Garret seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zapata misses the body punch
and Zapata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zapata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garret counters with a nice uppercut.
Clive Garret is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Zapata lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garret doesn't seem phased though.
Zapata scores with a jab to the head.
Zapata might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garret moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zapata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eusebio Zapata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata blocks an elbow strike from Garret.
Garret misses with a punch on the inside.
Garret has a couple of punches blocked by Zapata.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garret.
Garret pushes off an throws an elbow but Zapata leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garret.
Garret throws a punch but it's blocked by Zapata.
Garret tries to work over Zapata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garret struggles to land a body shot inside as Zapata controls his hands.
Garret fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zapata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garret has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garret misses with a punch to the body.
Zapata breaks from the clinch.
Garret has Zapata up against the cage in a clinch.
Zapata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zapata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garret fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zapata throws a right hand that misses
and Garret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zapata looks to throw the jab but Garret is out of range.
Zapata misses with a right hand
and Zapata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zapata throws an off balance right hand
and Garret counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clive Garret is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garret has closed the distance and engaged Zapata in a clinch.
Zapata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zapata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zapata rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Garret counter with a right hand.
Zapata misses with a hook
and Garret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garret doesn't manage to clinch there - Zapata circles away.
Garret lands a right hook to the body.
Garret slips a straight right by Zapata.
Zapata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garret connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garret moves out of range of the strikes.
Garret is looking to counter the offense by Zapata and move into the clinch.
Garret scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clive Garret showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garret has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clive Garret!
During a confident post fight interview, Clive Garret thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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