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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zack Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zack Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Zack Garner has been cut.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee tries to break free but Garner pushes him back against the cage.
Garner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Garner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garner, who protects the arm well.
Garner is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lee is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Garner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garner is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner really is a fat lump.
Lee trying to control but Garner is having none of it.
Garner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Garner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two 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.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee content to control rather than advance.
Garner trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Garner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Garner trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Garner looking for a takedown.
Lee manages to pull guard.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Garner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Garner is working away.
Lee tries to stand but can't do so whilst Garner controls his leg.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee works his way into side control.
Garner is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee stands up.
Lee clinches.
Lee has picked Garner up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Garner is trying to escape back to his feet but Lee uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lee decides to stand back up.
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garner on his heels. He'll look to pass Garner's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garner has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garner is stalling in the full guard.
Garner trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is trying to control the position but Garner postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garner trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zack Garner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lee remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Garner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garner is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garner is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner defending against the ground and pound.
Lee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Garner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Garner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Garner is looking for a sweep.
Garner is not content to let Lee control the position.
Garner is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garner is looking for a sweep.
Garner trying to control but Lee flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lee throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes.
Garner defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lee trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Garner doesn't escape.
Garner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lee decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Garner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Garner's guard.
Garner manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Garner regains guard immediately.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee trying to control but Garner is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner looking for a sweep. Not yet Garner, not yet.
Garner keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Garner wants to control but Lee passes easily into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garner tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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