Ian Machado Garry needed to survive a little bit of a late scare however finally placed on a masterful efficiency over 5 rounds to close down Carlos Prates within the UFC Kansas Metropolis important occasion.
Displaying superior motion and putting all through the battle, Garry simply stored Prates guessing whereas consistently outworking him on the toes. He additionally blended in takedowns that simply by no means allowed Prates to search out a lot rhythm till time was operating out within the battle.
That’s when Prates lastly delivered some damaging photographs of his personal together with some nasty floor and pound within the remaining spherical, but it surely was too little, too late. The judges finally scored the battle 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 with Garry securing the unanimous resolution victory.
“I understand how harmful that man is,” Garry stated about Prates. “I’ve nothing however respect for him. I stated it to him after the battle, he’s Brazilian — half of my soul is Brazilian. My identify is Machado Garry. I need to see all these Brazilians go to the highest and that man hits like a truck.”
There was plenty of motion from Garry as he appeared to keep away from the facility photographs coming from Prates whereas additionally throwing a bevy of proper excessive kicks to occupy the Brazilian’s lethal left hand. Simply earlier than the primary spherical ended, a slip from Prates put him on the bottom and Garry unloaded a nasty punch that truly opened a small lower beneath his eye.
Whereas Garry was settling right into a rhythm and feeling extra snug within the putting exchanges, Prates simply wasn’t producing a lot offense of his personal. Prates simply wasn’t very energetic and that allowed Garry to essentially decide and select his photographs together with a tough proper hand and inside elbow that landed clear.
It was a scientific efficiency on the toes from Garry as he simply stored Prates guessing and he even blended in a number of takedown makes an attempt for good measure. It wasn’t till deep within the third spherical when Prates lastly began throwing a few of his signature kicks however he simply wasn’t doing sufficient injury to essentially take Garry out of his recreation.
As he continued doling out the punishment, Garry linked with a nasty uppercut that snapped Prates’ head again in violent vogue. Garry rushed ahead and ended up taking Prates down momentarily, though the grappling trade didn’t final lengthy earlier than the battle bought again to the toes once more.
Garry continued mixing within the takedowns however principally it appeared like he was simply attempting to put on on Prates to empty no matter power was left in him. The mixtures stored coming from Garry as he put collectively three and 4 strikes in succession whereas Prates was solely firing again with single photographs.
With time ticking away within the fourth spherical, Prates lastly linked with a stiff punch that positively bought Garry’s consideration. It appeared he was wobbled for a second and Prates actually began in search of the ending blows.
That led to a reversal on a takedown try late as Prates started hammering away with some critical energy behind his punches on the bottom however Garry remained elusive because the clock ran out on the Brazilian. Afterwards, Garry acknowledged that he was by no means in deep trouble however he additionally needed to be cautious of the type of ending energy that Prates possessed.
“I used to be fully in management,” Garry stated. “I simply wished to be good and protected and never do one thing silly as a result of that may occur in some of these fights. The man’s a legend. I recognize him. He’s been on a tear however I informed everybody what I used to be going to do, I used to be going to outclass him and I imagine I did that.”
The win places Garry again on observe after he misplaced a heartbreaker to Shavkat Rakhmonov this previous December in a No. 1 contender’s bout. Now he’s hoping this win re-establishes him within the division and he’s in search of a visit to Montreal subsequent to maintain a detailed eye on the UFC 315 important occasion between champion Belal Muhammad and challenger Jack Della Maddalena.
“That is what’s subsequent for me,” Garry shouted. “21 days’ discover towards Shavkat [Rakhmonov]. 25 days’ discover towards this man tonight. He’s a beast. Nicely, in two weeks’ time, I’m flying to Canada. I’m the official backup for the world title battle and I’m subsequent in line for that world title!”
