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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Greene (ranked 3306 p4p, 434 weight class) and Wade Garrett (ranked 5007 p4p, 589 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Oakland. Garrett has chosen Chumbawamba - Tubthumping as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wade Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Greene seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wade Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Greene lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greene's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greene looking to pass the guard.
Greene throwing strikes but missing.
Greene wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
Greene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett wants to stand and escape but Greene is having none of it.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Garrett manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Garrett lands a body punch.
Garrett digs a right hand underneath Greene's ribcage. Greene let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Greene jumps guard but Garrett stands there with Greene around his waist. Greene gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garrett scores with a head kick.
It looks like Hunter Greene has been cut.
Greene has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garrett!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garrett.
Greene takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Greene crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garrett - the referee stops the clock and Greene gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garrett. Greene manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Greene takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wade Garrett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garrett wants to stand but Greene is controlling the position.
Garrett wriggles free and stands up.
Garrett pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Greene back to the cage. Garrett follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt - Garrett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrett throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Garrett connects with a body shot that sends Greene's belly button to the back.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garrett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greenes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garrett throws a series of strikes that have Greene backpedaling.
Garrett lands with a nice body kick.
Greene shoots for a double leg takedown but Garrett sprawls well. He's pushed Greene's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Greene shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garrett napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Greene is breathing heavily.
Greene lands some shots froms side control.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garrett is pushing Greene's head away, looking to escape. Greene manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greene in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garrett prevents Greene from moving into mount.
Garrett is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greene has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garrett is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Garrett throws Greene to one side and escapes!
Greene takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Greene has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garrett defending against the ground and pound.
Greene working the ground and pound.
Greene is working Garrett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garrett, who protects the arm well.
Garrett is trying to get back to his feet.
Garrett throws Greene to one side and escapes!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett throws a body kick that misses.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
Greene looks for a takedown but Garrett sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Garrett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Greene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greene closes the distance and clinches up with Garrett, looking for a takedown. Greene pushes Garrett against the cage but Garrett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garrett.
A head kick from Garrett lands but Greene takes it in his stride.
Garrett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Garrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garrett throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Greene eats them both and turns towards Garrett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Greene dives in and grabs Garrett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garrett pushes down on Greene's head and hops out.
Garrett throws a counter combo.
Greene misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett cracks Greene with a good jab.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garrett.
Wade Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greene keeps Garrett at a distance using the push kick.
Garrett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunter Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garrett.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garrett as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt - Garrett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garrett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Greene rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Greene knows he should have avoided that one.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Greene gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrett throws a series of strikes that have Greene backpedaling.
Greene is rocked!
Garrett throws a quick head kick that knocks Greene silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Garrett is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wade Garrett!
Our winner, Wade Garrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Hunter Greene stepped up to the mic, saying 'i'll be back, God has a plan and tonight his plan was for my ass to get kicked. I'm going to pray and train like a Tibetan monk...'.
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