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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 251 p4p, 40 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 216 p4p, 31 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Resist and Bite - Sabaton. Tyrone Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyrone Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyrone Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garibaldi. Garibaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Garibaldi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garibaldi digs a right hand underneath Tyrone Jones's ribcage. Tyrone Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garibaldi prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Garibaldi tries to work over Tyrone Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
A short left from Garibaldi.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garibaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Tyrone Jones blocks the low kick.
Tyrone Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garibaldi. That's going to slow Tyrone Jones down.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick as Garibaldi jumps back.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Garibaldi saw that one coming.
Tyrone Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Garibaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibaldi.
Tyrone Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garibaldi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyrone Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garibaldi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi is looking to counter the offense by Tyrone Jones and move into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands with a straight right. Garibaldi didn't see that one coming.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones with a hook.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garibaldi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyrone Jones circles away.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Tyrone Jones is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garibaldi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Garibaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garibaldi wants to slow Tyrone Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
That kick from Tyrone Jones tenderised Garibaldi's leg. Garibaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Tyrone Jones pushes him off.
Tyrone Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garibaldi jabs Tyrone Jones right on the nose. Tyrone Jones blinks but takes it well.
Garibaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi tries to counter by clinching up but Tyrone Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garibaldi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garibaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garibaldi is looking to slow Tyrone Jones down with leg kicks.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Tyrone Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garibaldi throws a low kick, looking for Tyrone Jones's leg but Tyrone Jones calmly moves out of range.
Garibaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyrone Jones on the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garibaldi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi tries to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garibaldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones thuds a left hand into Garibaldi's body.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a leg kick.
Garibaldi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tyrone Jones manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyrone Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garibaldi has managed to clinch.
Tyrone Jones wants to break free but Garibaldi has control.
Tyrone Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi lands with a left to the head.
Garibaldi tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Garibaldi back against the cage.
Garibaldi jumps guard and drags Tyrone Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyrone Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garibaldi wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garibaldi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyrone Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garibaldi looking for a guillotine here but Tyrone Jones defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Garibaldi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tyrone Jones wants to slow Garibaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garibaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garibaldi tried to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garibaldi.
A good leg kick by Garibaldi.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones motions for Garibaldi to come forward. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones lands an overhand right.
Garibaldi cracks the inside of Tyrone Jones's front leg.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
Garibaldi jabs at Tyrone Jones's body.
Garibaldi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garibaldi scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garibaldi tries to clinch there but Tyrone Jones circles away.
Tyrone Jones tried to score with a low kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Garibaldi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tyrone Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garibaldi.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garibaldi cracks a nice hook into Tyrone Jones's ribs.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Garibaldi's ribcage but misses.
Garibaldi moves into the clinch.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Tyrone Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garibaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tyrone Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garibaldi successfully pulls guard.
Garibaldi working a defensive guard here.
Garibaldi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyrone Jones controls the pace.
Garibaldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but Garibaldi is working from the bottom.
Garibaldi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyrone Jones controls the pace.
Tyrone Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garibaldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyrone Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garibaldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyrone Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garibaldi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyrone Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Garibaldi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Garibaldi is looking to regain half guard here but Tyrone Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyrone Jones controls the position.
Garibaldi is trying to control Tyrone Jones's posture but Tyrone Jones avoids it.
Garibaldi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyrone Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyrone Jones is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Garibaldi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Garibaldi is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the action but Garibaldi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garibaldi is looking to reverse the position.
Garibaldi is letting Tyrone Jones control him for a moment.
Garibaldi is not content to let Tyrone Jones control the position.
Garibaldi struggling a bit here.
Tyrone Jones controlling the position from side mount.
More stalling from Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi is trying to control Tyrone Jones's posture but Tyrone Jones avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Garibaldi's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi thumps Tyrone Jones with a low kick.
Garibaldi checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
Nice cross by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones tries a low kick but Garibaldi avoids it.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Tyrone Jones. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Garibaldi scores with a nice head shot.
Garibaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Garibaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garibaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Garibaldi is looking to counter the offense by Tyrone Jones and move into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Garibaldi's ribcage but misses.
Garibaldi scores with a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the head.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyrone Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garibaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyrone Jones's sensitive parts.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garibaldi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab lands there for Garibaldi.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Garibaldi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garibaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garibaldi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garibaldi takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garibaldi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garibaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries a body shot but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garibaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garibaldi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Garibaldi is looking for a triangle but Tyrone Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Tyrone Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garibaldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyrone Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garibaldi is keeping the position for now.
Garibaldi is trying to control the position but Tyrone Jones postures up.
Garibaldi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyrone Jones controlling from the top position.
Tyrone Jones is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garibaldi looking to control.
Garibaldi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyrone Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Tyrone Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Russell Tyrone Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four 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.
Garibaldi trying to keep a closed guard but Tyrone Jones is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That kick from Tyrone Jones tenderised Garibaldi's leg. Garibaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Garibaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyrone Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garibaldi darts in and clinches Tyrone Jones up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garibaldi or not.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrone Jones controls his hands.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Garibaldi.
I think Garibaldi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michael Garibaldi!
Michael Garibaldi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Russell Tyrone Jones had this to say: 'Wu Tang is for the children. We teach the children... Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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