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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Garza (ranked 5745 p4p, 5645 weight class) and Home Grown (ranked 259 p4p, 256 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Home Grown!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grown lands with a nice combination. Garza backs away looking to recover.
Grown forces Garza back against the cage and clinches.
Garza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grown darts in and clinches Garza up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grown is trying to break the clinch but Garza is controlling him.
Grown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grown gets through Garza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garza avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grown closes the distance and clinches.
Grown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garza.
Grown prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grown.
Garza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grown as he avoids it easily.
Grown unleashes a big counter combination but Garza bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Garza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grown clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Garza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grown to keep the fight standing.
Garza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown lands a shoulder strike.
Grown misses with some punches.
Garza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garza.
Grown misses with some punches.
A short left from Grown.
Garza is trying to break the clinch but Grown has him pressed against the cage.
Garza wants to break free but Grown has control.
Grown throws a punch but it's blocked by Garza.
Grown lands a hook that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza tries to pull guard but Grown won't allow it.
Garza blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Grown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grown misses with the head strike.
Grown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Grown missing with knees to the body.
Grown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garza blocking some punches.
Garza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garza tries to keep at a distance but Grown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garza stalling in the clinch but Grown improves position.
Grown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grown has closed the distance and engaged Garza in a clinch.
Grown is trying to force a seperation but Garza has the dominant position.
Grown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garza throws a sloppy head kick and Grown moves out of range easily.
Grown pushes Garza up against the cage in a clinch.
Garza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garza can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grown.
The referee calls for Garza to work.
Grown is trying to force a seperation but Garza has the dominant position.
Grown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grown misses with some punches.
Garza breaks from the clinch.
Grown moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Home Grown dominated that round.
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.
Grown clinches.
Grown swings wildly with an uppercut but Garza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garza blocks an uppercut.
Garza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garza avoiding damage as Grown throws knees to the body.
Grown misses with the head strike.
Grown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grown manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grown wants to stand but Garza is controlling the position.
Grown will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Garza trying to control but Grown is working from the bottom.
Garza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garza is controlling him.
Garza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grown on the ground.
Grown working a defensive guard here.
Grown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grown tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grown thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garza shoots in for a takedown but Grown shows good takedown defense.
Grown gets a clinch.
Garza tries to pull guard but Grown holds him up against the cage and eventually Garza drops back down to his feet.
Grown trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grown walks away with a smile on his face. Garza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Garza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garza has his takedown stuffed
and Grown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garza shoots for a takedown but Grown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grown clinches.
Grown misses with a punch on the inside.
Grown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grown walks away with a smile on his face. Garza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grown cracks Garza with an open hand slap.
Grown closes the distance and pushes Garza back into the cage.
Grown misses with the head strike.
Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown gets a clinch.
Grown lands with a right to the head.
Grown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grown lands a hook that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grown moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Garza.
Garza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grown breaks from the clinch.
Garza has a takedown stuffed.
Decent striking displayed by Grown there.
Grown closes the distance and clinches.
Grown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Home Grown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garza rushes Grown and presses him up against the cage.
Grown can't find room to land a body shot as Garza controls the action.
Home Grown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garza managing to block the knees to the body from Grown.
Grown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Grown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grown is fending him off so far but Garza persists. Nope, Grown circles away and we're back to standing.
Garza gets tackled into the cage by Grown. Grown maintains the clinch.
Grown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garza misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Grown.
Grown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Home Grown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garza counters with a two punch combo.
Grown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grown checks a leg kick nicely.
Garza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garza there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garza.
Grown leaves Garza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grown has a couple of punches blocked by Garza.
Grown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grown missing with knees to the body.
Grown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grown has managed to clinch.
Grown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grown.
Grown breaks from the clinch.
Garza moves into the clinch.
Grown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Garza blocks an uppercut.
Garza is trying to pull guard but Grown has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Garza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Grown.
Garza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garza breaks from the clinch.
Home Grown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grown moves into range and clinches up with Garza.
Grown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grown misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Garza fails to land.
Grown is trying to break the clinch but Garza is controlling him.
Grown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garza.
Grown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garza avoids it.
Grown prevents the takedown attempt.
Grown struggles to land a body shot inside as Garza controls his hands.
Grown misses with some punches.
Garza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grown clinches up against the cage.
Garza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grown swings wildly with an uppercut but Garza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grown scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Grown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grown.
Garza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grown throws a nice looking combination but Garza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grown.
Grown tries a body shot but Garza blocks it.
Garza jumps guard but Grown stands there with Garza around his waist. Garza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grown tries a body shot but Garza blocks it.
Grown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grown prevents Garza from breaking the clinch.
Grown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grown manages to break the clinch.
Grown takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garza.
Garza jumps guard but Grown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garza wants a takedown but no success here.
Garza lands a left hand.
Grown has a couple of punches blocked by Garza.
Grown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grown scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garza avoiding damage as Grown throws knees to the body.
Grown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garza has Grown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grown breaks from the clinch.
Grown closes the distance and clinches.
Paul Garza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Home Grown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grown swings wildly with an uppercut but Garza uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Home Grown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grown 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Home Grown!
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