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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garnett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnett wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garnett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Garnett won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garnett is working an open guard so Garcia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Garnett as Garcia shoots in.
Garnett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garnett closes the distance and clinches.
Garnett breaks from the clinch.
Garnett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garnett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garnett decides to stand up, so the ref orders Garcia to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garnett has managed to clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garnett tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garnett fails to pull guard.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Garnett or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia which made him look bad.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Garnett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garnett is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Garnett postures up.
Garnett looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garnett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garnett looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.
Garnett advances to half guard.
Garnett decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia scores with a one two! Garnett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garnett tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garnett is defended easily by Garcia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garnett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garnett manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garnett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garnett slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garnett pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Garnett has the dominant position.
Garnett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Garnett is controlling him.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Kevin Garnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Leo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a one two combo.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garnett.
Garnett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia passes Garnett's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Garnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garnett fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a big head kick but Garnett shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Garnett. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Garnett looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garnett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garnett blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia shoots in but Garnett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
Garnett lands a head kick!
Garnett fails to land the takedown.
Garnett is looking to clinch.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garnett.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Garnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garnett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a takedown
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. Garnett didn't expect that.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Garnett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garnett is taking a breather. Garcia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garnett wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garnett's waist but Garnett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Garnett rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garnett is keeping busy.
Garnett lands a left hand.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia lunges at Garnett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garnett's hand.
Garnett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garnett wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garnett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Garcia working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Garnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garnett throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garnett counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Garnett to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Garnett!
Garcia thowing shots but they're missing.
Garnett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garnett is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Garcia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leo Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garnett?
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garnett hang on?
Garcia punching from mount but Garnett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Garcia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Garnett can't escape the position.
Garcia lands a big elbow.
Garcia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Garnett flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Garcia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Garnett is bucking up trying to escape but Garcia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garnett is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garcia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Garnett is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Garnett and Garcia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garcia.
Garcia decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Garnett counters with a takedown into side control.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Garnett tries to move to mount but Garcia blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Garnett stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett gets full guard.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garnett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia tries to stand but Garnett is controlling from the bottom.
Garcia chips away with some ground and pound.
Garnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Garnett thows a big elbow that misses.
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 Kevin Garnett.
I think Garnett 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kevin Garnett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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