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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Men Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Men Tor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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138 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 The Island, Ramsey Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Men Tor!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
Garner dives in and grabs Tor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tor pushes down on Garner's head and hops out.
Tor avoids the body shot from Garner.
Garner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramsey Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tor looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Garner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garner is trying to move to mount but Tor reverses beautifully and ends up in Garner's guard.
Garner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garner wants to sweep here but Tor controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner is looking for a triangle but Tor pushes his legs off easily.
Garner looking for a guillotine here but Tor defends easily.
Tor wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
Garner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garner wants to sweep but no luck.
Garner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tor stopping the sweep attempt from Garner.
Garner trying to keep a closed guard but Tor is proving a slippery customer.
Garner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tor keeping full guard, as Garner tries to pass.
Garner 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 referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tor misses with a body shot.
Tor throws a nice head kick!
Garner moves out of range of the strikes.
Garner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garner content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramsey Garner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
Garner misses with a low kick as Tor jumps back.
Garner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab from Tor.
Men Tor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Garner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor misses with a right hand
and Garner counters with a shoot takedown. Tor fights it but they end up in guard.
Tor keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Garner preventing the sweep.
Garner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Garner crashes against the mat.
Garner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tor!
Garner avoids the attempt from Tor to control.
Garner wants to control the pace but Tor is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garner looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garner working the ground and pound effectively.
Garner controlling from mount.
Ramsey Garner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tor?
Garner with shots to the head and body - Tor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garner content just to control the position here.
Garner trying to control but Tor is having none of it.
Garner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor can't escape the position.
Garner cracks Tor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garner.
Tor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tor wants to control but Garner is having none of it.
Garner controlling from the full mount.
Garner looking to finish Tor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tor!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramsey Garner dominated that second round.
That's time! Garner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garner moves away.
Garner moves out of range of the strikes.
Garner tried to score with a low kick but Tor checks it.
Tor connects with a nice looking jab.
Tor throws the left hand but Garner avoids the punch easily.
Tor punishes Garner's body with a nice straight punch.
Garner dives in for a single leg takedown but Tor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor is looking to break free of the clinch but Garner has double underhooks.
Garner wants to take the fight to the mat but Tor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramsey Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tor prevents the takedown attempt.
Garner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tor avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garner looking to slow down the pace here.
Garner has Tor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tor avoids it.
Tor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garner rather than just go for the knockout.
Tor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tor throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor lands with a nice body punch.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Tor misses.
Tor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tor throws a body shot but no joy.
Tor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
Tor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garner on the side of the head.
Tor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tor sizes up Garner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tor throws the kick towards the body but Garner avoids it.
Tor throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tor swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tor pinned against the cage. Tor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garner was well out of range. Poor timing from Tor.
Garner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garner doesn't seem bothered though.
Garner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tor has hold of Garner's hands but Garner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner winds up and cracks Tor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garner stalling.
Garner wants to free his trapped foot but Tor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garner trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Men Tor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garner 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsey Garner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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