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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Garnett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Garnett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Lee! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center. Garnett lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Lee misses. Lee takes one to the chin there. Garnett throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Garnett misses with a combination
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab. Garnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Garnett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Lee. A nice combination there by Lee.
It looks like Tony Garnett has been cut. No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garnett is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Garnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Garnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Lee is looking to escape. Garnett wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garnett lands strikes from half guard. Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Garnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garnett. Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Garnett has double underhooks. Garnett stalls. Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Garnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Garnett tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance. Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drew Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Garnett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Lee looks gassed! A combination from Lee does no damage. Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Garnett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garnett lands a right hook to the body.
Garnett looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well. Lee drops his hands momentarily and Garnett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Garnett scores with a jab. Garnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Garnett digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected. Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee wants to break free but Garnett has control.
Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garnett throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range. Garnett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Garnett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Nice straight punches there by Garnett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garnett. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Garnett tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it. Lee throws a right and a left that Garnett avoids nicely. Lee throws a right and a left that Garnett avoids nicely. Garnett gets in close and instigates a clinch. Garnett lands a body punch. A right hook to the body lands for Garnett.
Garnett pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Lee has had enough of the clinch but Garnett keeps him there for the moment. Garnett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Garnett prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garnett slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
A punch combination from Lee misses. A right-left combo lands from Lee. Lee stuns Garnett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garnett counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A punch combination from Lee misses. Lee swinging wilding here.
Lee throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range. Lee lands a nice hook to Garnett's body. Garnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lee throws a nice looking combination but Garnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lee misses with a wild combination.
Garnett clinches with his opponent.
Garnett is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Garnett keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Garnett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Garnett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Garnett works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Garnett wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Garnett is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee wants to stand up but Garnett is controlling him. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth. Garnett scoring with some ground and pound. Garnett controlling from the top position. Garnett wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving. Garnett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Lee wants to stand and escape but Garnett is having none of it. Garnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lee wants to stand and escape but Garnett is having none of it. Garnett throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely. Garnett prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lee throws a right and a left that both miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Garnett dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tony Garnett's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garnett tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Garnett lands a jab to the nose. Garnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lee throws a right hand that Garnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garnett also avoids with ease. Lee jabs at Garnett's body. Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garnett ducks right into an uppercut from Lee. Garnett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Garnett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garnett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garnett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Garnett dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Garnett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Garnett throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side. Garnett takes the fight into the clinch. Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Garnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it. Garnett misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Garnett backing up. Garnett nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes. The fight stays on the outside here - Garnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee lands with a straight right. Garnett didn't see that one coming. Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Garnett is just out of range. Lee throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range. Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a right hand that Garnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garnett also avoids with ease. Lee punishes Garnett's body with a nice straight punch. Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lee punishes Garnett's body with a nice straight punch. Garnett tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lee counters with a left to the body. Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garnett counters with a nice uppercut. Lee misses with an uppercut. Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garnett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now. Garnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Lee wants to stand but Garnett is controlling the position. Lee pushes Garnett off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Garnett takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action! Garnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drew Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup. Lee scores with a one two! Garnett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A combination from Lee does no damage. Garnett rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage. Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Garnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lee throws a combination that misses and Garnett counters with a straight right hand. Garnett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Garnett counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that. Garnett looking to pass the guard. Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Garnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Garnett wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position. Garnett prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garnett postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow. Garnett prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Garnett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Tony Garnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Garnett moves into the clinch. A bit of stalling here from Garnett.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Garnett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Lee letting Garnett take a breather here. Garnett pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Garnett tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garnett. Garnett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Lee is pressed up against the cage. Garnett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garnett scores with a nice head shot. Garnett wants to clinch. Garnett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover. Garnett clinches with his opponent.
Garnett taking a breather. A left hand lands to the body for Garnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garnett lands a right hand. Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Garnett has double underhooks. Garnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garnett thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side. Lee misses with a hook
and Garnett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Garnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Garnett there. Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Garnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garnett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice combination there by Garnett.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Garnett counters with a nice body shot. Nice cross by Garnett. Garnett swinging wilding here.
Garnett has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A quick uppercut on the inside from Garnett. Lee stops a takedown attempt from Garnett.
Garnett prevents Lee from breaking the clinch. Garnett breaks the clinch.
Garnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garnett throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease. Garnett avoids the body shot from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Garnett dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Tony Garnett's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garnett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Garnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A jab lands there for Lee. Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Garnett. Garnett cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Garnett dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Garnett lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garnett counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt. Garnett throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Garnett fails in his attempt to clinch. Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A right-left combo lands from Garnett. Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Garnett. Jab from Garnett. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Garnett misses with a few strikes there.
Garnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Garnett fails to land the takedown. Lee misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Garnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Garnett persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing. Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garnett counters with a nice uppercut. Garnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. A punch combination from Garnett misses. Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee misses with the combination.
Garnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a looping right. Lee throws a combination that misses and Garnett counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt. Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garnett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Lee misses with a body punch
and Garnett counters by moving into the clinch. Garnett keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lee wants to break free but Garnett has control.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garnett has him pressed against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garnett. A short right from Garnett on the inside. Lee can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Garnett.
Garnett lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Garnett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Garnett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Garnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garnett. Nice body punch from Garnett. Garnett manages to break the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Garnett. Beautiful body shot. Garnett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Garnett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garnett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Garnett is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Garnett landing shots from mount. 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! Lee avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garnett.
Lee is trying to stand. Garnett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Lee is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garnett misses with a head shot. Lee squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Garnett throwing strikes here but Lee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Garnett misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Garnett working Lee over with strikes here. Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Garnett won't let Lee get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garnett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garnett working Lee over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garnett content just to control the position here. The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't. BOOM! Garnett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet. Garnett scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there. Lee is trying to stand up. Garnett controlling his opponent. Lee really wants to buck Garnett off and get back to his feet. Drew Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Garnett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight! Tony Garnett showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garnett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Garnett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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