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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rashad Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rashad Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Garnett!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Garnett is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva wants to control but instead Garnett manages to regain half guard.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Garnett is a slippery customer.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rashad Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Garnett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to control Garnett's posture but Garnett avoids it.
Garnett misses with the ground and pound.
Garnett working away.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Garnett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Garnett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garnett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva prevents Garnett from moving into mount.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnett trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garnett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Garnett keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garnett trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garnett is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva is trying to keep Garnett in close.
Garnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garnett stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Garnett postures up.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garnett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Garnett cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garnett working the ground and pound.
Garnett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Garnett lands a few punches from side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Garnett advancing to mount.
Garnett slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Garnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Garnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva misses with a takedown
and Garnett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Garnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garnett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva has his hands on Garnett's head, controlling the position.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Garnett is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Garnett is now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rashad Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Garnett scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garnett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garnett postures up.
Garnett preventing the sweep.
Garnett postures up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Garnett from controlling successfully.
Garnett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garnett tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Garnett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garnett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to pull guard but Garnett won't allow it.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garnett pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garnett has Silva pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Garnett.
Garnett lands a left hand.
Garnett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garnett has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Garnett lands a couple of digs.
Tony Garnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garnett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garnett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garnett wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garnett.
Silva trying to control the position.
Garnett forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garnett lands strikes from half guard.
Garnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Garnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garnett slows the pace down in half guard.
Garnett thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva wants to improve his position but Garnett is controlling well.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garnett is working away from the top position though.
Silva is not content to let Garnett control the position.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Garnett stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garnett rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva letting Garnett take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Garnett as the two fighters clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Garnett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Garnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Garnett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garnett fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Garnett counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garnett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Garnett being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Garnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garnett looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garnett forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garnett smiles and moves away.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to control but Garnett is keeping him busy.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva trying to control from Garnett's half guard. Garnett has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Garnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garnett being controlled here, momentarily.
Garnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Garnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rashad Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Garnett.
Silva tries for a takedown but Garnett circles away easily
and Garnett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva looking to control.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garnett manages to get himself to full guard.
Garnett is trying to keep Silva in close.
Garnett wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Garnett.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.
Garnett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Garnett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Silva tries to hold on but Garnett pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva trying to control here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rashad Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garnett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Garnett counters with a nice body shot.
Garnett swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Garnett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control here.
Garnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Garnett's head to control him but Garnett postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Garnett counters by clinching up.
Garnett taking a breather.
Garnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Garnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garnett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Garnett working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Garnett sits in half guard.
Garnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garnett is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garnett in particular looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rashad Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garnett working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Garnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garnett 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Garnett!
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hype
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pop
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