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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garver comes to the cage accompanied by Carver. The crowd seem to be enjoying Banner's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood by Slayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Garver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garver throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Garver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and Garver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garver throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Garver looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garver works Banner's body with a nice hook.
Garver lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner's hand.
Banner lands with a hook. Garver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garver slips under a jab.
Garver throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Garver ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Garver scores with a body shot.
Garver misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Garver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banner doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Banner scores with a jab to the body.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garver moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garver.
No joy there for Banner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Garver.
Garver throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Garver.
Garver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banner.
Banner tests Garver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garver throws a front kick aimed at Banner's knee but Banner avoids it well.
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Garver looks to throw the jab but Banner is out of range.
Daniel Garver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Banner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Banner dips to his left and cracks Garver with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver connects with a right hand. Banner shakes it off.
Banner jabs Garver right on the nose. Garver blinks but takes it well.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garver misses with an uppercut
and Banner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garver thinking.
Garver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garver takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Banner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banner's head.
Banner slips a straight right by Garver.
Banner with the counter takedown but Garver avoids it easily.
Garver blocks a jab.
Garver misses the shot to the body.
Banner moves out of range as Garver strikes.
Garver staying out of range there.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Garver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garver avoids the body shot from Banner.
Garver misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Banner! But no joy.
Garver scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver throws a push kick but Banner slaps the foot to one side.
Banner is looking for the big counter here.
Garver looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Banner.
Garver thuds a left hand into Banner's body.
Banner catches Garver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garver misses with a hook
and Banner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garver can pounce on him.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Garver's head but Garver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garver connects with a solid leg kick.
Banner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garver but Garver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Banner connects with a right hand. Garver shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Garver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner lands a slapping body shot.
Garver clobbers Banner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Garver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garver. Banner shrugs it off though.
Garver throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Garver finds it's target.
Garver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garver slips under a jab.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown. Garver tries to sprawl out of it but Banner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garver misses with an uppercut
and Banner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garver misses with a hook.
Banner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Garver will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Banner cracks Garver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garver looks to land a body kick but Banner moved away.
A nice side step and Banner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garver swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Garver misses with a double jab.
Garver connects with a body shot that sends Banner's belly button to the back.
Garver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner with the counter takedown but Garver avoids it easily.
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garver swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
A nice side step and Banner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Banner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Garver.
Banner lands a body punch.
Banner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garver misses with an elbow over the top.
Garver blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banner scores with a sloppy right hand. Garver should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garver manages to avoid it.
Garver ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Garver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garver feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Banner throws a jab when Garver was well out of range.
Banner avoids the head kick by Garver.
A big right from Garver misses.
Banner slips a jab from Garver.
Banner swings for the body but Garver moves out of range.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Banner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garver defends it well.
Garver connects with the punch.
Banner tries to clinch up.
Banner wants to clinch
and Garver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garver misses the target.
Banner misses with a hook
and Garver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Garver. Those never looked like landing.
Garver misses with a hook to the body
and Banner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner moves into the clinch.
Garver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garver wants to stall.
Banner misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver blocks an uppercut.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Garver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garver.
Banner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Garver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garver blocking some punches.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Garver controls the action.
Banner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Garver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner blocks an uppercut.
Garver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner.
Banner thuds his right hand into Garver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver slips a jab and a cross from Banner.
Banner slips a jab from Garver.
A head kick misses from Garver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner scores with a sloppy right hand. Garver should have avoided that one.
Banner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garver scores with a jab to the head.
Garver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banner.
Garver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner.
Garver misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Banner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garver.
Garver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Banner misses.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garver moves away.
Jab from Garver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Garver will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Garver throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
And Banner tries to counter it with a takedown but Garver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Banner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garver has time to react.
Garver throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Banner counter with a right hand.
Garver throws a good cross that connects.
Garver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garver throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick by Garver misses
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner.
Banner throws a good cross that connects.
Garver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Banner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garver.
Garver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garver throws the kick towards the body but Banner avoids it.
Garver lands a head kick. Banner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands with a good body shot.
Garver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banner drives through and clinches with Garver against the cage.
Garver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garver blocking some punches.
Garver tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Garver back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Banner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garver takes a shot to the head.
Garver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garver manages to break the clinch.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Garver just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Garver.
Bruce Alvarez Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Garver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner jabs Garver right on the nose. Garver blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Garver.
Garver connects with a leg kick. Banner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Banner tests Garver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garver throws a lazy uppercut
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Garver misses with a looping left.
Banner slips a jab from Garver.
Banner has managed to clinch.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner digs a right hand underneath Garver's ribcage. Garver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banner lands with a nice combination. Garver backs away looking to recover.
Banner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniel Garver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to clinch up.
Daniel Garver is winning the standup battle so far.
Garver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner throws out a counter right but Garver avoids it with no problem.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garver throws a looping overhand right but Banner ducks down to avoid it.
Garver throws a low kick, looking for Banner's leg but Banner calmly moves out of range.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Garver is out of range.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Garver is just out of range.
Banner misses with a hook
and Garver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Banner thinking.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Garver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Garver swings widly with a right hand
and Banner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garver won't be happy with that.
Banner wants to control for a moment but Garver uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Banner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garver's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Garver is defending well.
Banner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garver pushes Banner off but Banner dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garver is trying to control Banner's posture but Banner avoids it.
Banner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Banner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Alvarez Banner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garver 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Garver!
Daniel Garver took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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