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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 897 p4p, 789 weight class) and Neyman Gariniho (ranked 124 p4p, 113 weight class). Puzo's entrance music is Speak Softly Love. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Neyman Gariniho enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Neyman Gariniho!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gariniho avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Gariniho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puzo.
Gariniho clinches.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho breaks the clinch.
A cross from Gariniho lands.
Gariniho misses with a wild combination.
Puzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puzo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gariniho checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Gariniho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gariniho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gariniho misses with a left hand
and Puzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gariniho is out of range and Puzo settles back down.
Gariniho tries a low kick but Puzo avoids it.
Puzo misses with a kick to the body.
Gariniho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puzo with a body shot.
Puzo throws a body punch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gariniho throws a nice looking combination but Puzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Gariniho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Gariniho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gariniho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gariniho.
Both fighters circling a little - Gariniho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puzo is looking to counter punch.
Puzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gariniho lands a head shot.
Puzo misses with a looping left.
Gariniho throws a push kick but Puzo slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gariniho. Puzo shrugs it off though.
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!
Puzo misses with a head kick.
Gariniho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
As Gariniho backs away, Puzo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Puzo looks to land a body kick but Gariniho moved away.
Gariniho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gariniho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gariniho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Puzo.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gariniho's elbow.
Puzo stalls.
The referee calls for Gariniho to work.
Gariniho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo misses with the head strike.
Gariniho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gariniho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gariniho takes a shot to the head.
Puzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gariniho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puzo misses with a low kick.
Gariniho throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Puzo throws a solid leg kick but Gariniho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puzo.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Puzo is having none of it.
Puzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gariniho lands with a kick to the ribs.
A clash of legs there as Gariniho blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gariniho! But no joy.
Gariniho looks to throw the jab but Puzo is out of range.
Gariniho feints and then cracks Puzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puzo down.
Gariniho clinches up with Puzo and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gariniho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo misses with some punches.
Puzo wants to break free but Gariniho has control.
Gariniho breaks from the clinch.
Gariniho moves away from the strike by Puzo.
Gariniho is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gariniho can pounce on him.
Gariniho throws a leg kick
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Gariniho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gariniho slips under a jab from Puzo.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gariniho scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo needs to keep his hands up - Gariniho had a free shot at his head there.
Puzo motions for Gariniho to come forward. Puzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gariniho connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gariniho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neyman Gariniho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gariniho.
Puzo slips under a jab from Gariniho.
Puzo is looking to counter punch.
Gariniho throws a leg kick which misses Puzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Puzo tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puzo, as that shot connected.
Gariniho avoids a kick to the body.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Puzo keeps Gariniho at a distance using the push kick.
Gariniho lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws a low kick, looking for Gariniho's leg but Gariniho calmly moves out of range.
Gariniho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gariniho missing with a left hand there. Puzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gariniho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho tries to clinch up but Puzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Puzo is looking to counter punch.
Puzo blocks a leg kick.
Gariniho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick from Puzo misses.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It appears Puzo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gariniho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gariniho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
Puzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gariniho loads up on a big right hand but Puzo slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puzo feints and then cracks Gariniho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gariniho down.
Some wild striking there from Gariniho.
Gariniho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gariniho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puzo.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puzo throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Puzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gariniho checks a low kick from Puzo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gariniho blocks a jab.
Gariniho checks a leg kick.
Puzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Puzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gariniho throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho blocks a head kick by Puzo.
Gariniho is trying to counter with his kicks.
Puzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gariniho.
Gariniho has Puzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gariniho.
A right handed body shot lands from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Puzo as the two fighters clinch.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gariniho.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gariniho's elbow.
Puzo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gariniho up against the cage.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Gariniho has Puzo pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
A short right from Gariniho.
Gariniho stalling the fight.
Gariniho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puzo.
Come on Gariniho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gariniho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo throws a hook but Gariniho avoids it easily.
Puzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gariniho stuns Puzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gariniho moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gariniho. Puzo shrugs it off though.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch but Puzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puzo misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neyman Gariniho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Gariniho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gariniho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gariniho forces Puzo back against the cage and clinches.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Gariniho controls the action.
Gariniho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gariniho controls his hands.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Gariniho controls the action.
Gariniho digs a right hand into Puzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puzo's gas tank.
Gariniho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo stalling in the clinch but Gariniho improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gariniho's elbow.
Gariniho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gariniho.
Gariniho tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Gariniho back against the cage.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo pushes Gariniho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a shot to the side of Gariniho's head.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puzo tries a body shot but Gariniho blocks it.
Puzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho keeps Puzo at a distance using the push kick.
Gariniho forces Puzo back against the cage and clinches.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puzo is trying to break free.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gariniho tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Gariniho breaks from the clinch.
Gariniho avoids the head kick by Puzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo avoids the head kick by Gariniho.
Puzo wants to slow Gariniho down by chopping away at his legs.
Gariniho moves away from the strike by Puzo.
Gariniho steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gariniho clinches with his opponent.
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!
Gariniho breaks from the clinch.
Gariniho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gariniho blocks a low kick nicely.
Gariniho moves into the clinch successfully.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gariniho controls his hands.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Gariniho controls the action.
Gariniho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo trying to control the position but instead, Gariniho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puzo into the cage.
Mario Puzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gariniho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho looking to stall.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Gariniho avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Gariniho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gariniho moves in looking to clinch but Puzo pushes him off.
Puzo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Puzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gariniho checks it well.
Puzo scores with a jab. Gariniho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gariniho cracks a nice hook into Puzo's ribs.
Puzo throws a jab when Gariniho was well out of range.
Gariniho drives through and clinches with Puzo against the cage.
Neyman Gariniho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puzo tries to work over Gariniho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo tries to work over Gariniho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gariniho taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho manages to break the clinch.
Puzo misses with a two punch combination.
Gariniho catches Puzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puzo misses with a head kick.
Gariniho scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Puzo.
Puzo moves forwards but Gariniho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gariniho fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Puzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Gariniho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gariniho.
No joy there for Puzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gariniho with a nice calf kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Gariniho. That snapped Puzo's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neyman Gariniho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gariniho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neyman Gariniho!
Neyman Gariniho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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