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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lanny Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryan Bennett enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Gardner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardner goes for a double leg but Bennett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bennett continues to drive forward.
Bennett is looking for the big counter here.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bennett closes the distance and pushes Gardner back into the cage.
Bennett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gardner tries to score a body lock takedown but Bennett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gardner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanny Gardner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Bennett. No joy for Gardner on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett closes the distance and pushes Gardner back into the cage.
Gardner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bennett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gardner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bennett sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bennett to the ground. Gardner is now in Bennett's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Gardner from controlling successfully.
Bennett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gardner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gardner postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
Gardner won't allow Bennett to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner is fighting to break Bennett's control of his arms but Bennett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bennett wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bennett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gardner is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gardner breaks from the clinch.
Bennett rushes Gardner and presses him up against the cage.
Gardner breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
Gardner stalling in the clinch.
Gardner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett controlling the action here for a moment.
Gardner wants to take the fight to the mat but Bennett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gardner misses with an elbow strike.
Bennett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gardner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gardner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bennett looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Gardner closes the distance and pushes Bennett back into the cage.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gardner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gardner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gardner breaks from the clinch.
Bennett shoots in looking for a takedown. Gardner tries to sprawl out of it but Bennett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gardner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gardner tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bennett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bennett misses with a combination
and Gardner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gardner.
Gardner looking for a takedown.
Bennett pulls guard effortlessly.
Gardner drops back looking for a leg! Bennett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bennett manages to kick Gardner off! Gardner jumps back into Bennett's guard.
Bennett wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett has control of Gardner's left arm, preventing Gardner from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bennett is trying to control the position but Gardner postures up.
Gardner throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bennett trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gardner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gardner avoiding damage.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gardner manages to break the clinch.
Bennett has managed to clinch.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bennett is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanny Gardner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett forces Gardner back against the cage and clinches.
Bennett jumps guard.
Bennett pulls Gardner in close to prevent any damage.
Gardner throws a strike but Bennett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gardner is on top in guard.
Bennett looking for a sweep. Not yet Bennett, not yet.
Bennett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gardner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bennett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gardner 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.
Gardner throwing strikes from guard but Bennett blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardner throwing strikes from guard but Bennett blocks nicely.
Bennett is trying to control the position but Gardner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bennett has managed to clinch.
Gardner is working for takedown but Bennett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gardner breaks the clinch.
Bennett leaves Gardner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gardner wants to clinch up but Bennett keeps it at a distance.
Gardner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanny Gardner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bennett counters with a three punch combo that has Gardner backing up. Gardner nods at Bennett to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bennett stalling.
Gardner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bennett to keep the fight standing.
Bennett slows down the pace here.
Gardner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ryan Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gardner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bennett.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett rushes Gardner and presses him up against the cage.
Gardner manages to break the clinch.
Bennett clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bennett prevents Gardner from improving his position.
Bennett throwing shots but Gardner is blocking nicely.
Gardner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bennett is working away from the top position though.
Gardner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bennett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gardner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bennett.
Gardner wants to improve his position but Bennett is controlling well.
Gardner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett chips away with some ground and pound.
Gardner working a defensive guard here.
Bennett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bennett wants to stand but Gardner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gardner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gardner is trying to hold Bennett in close to prevent damage but Bennett has managed to pass into half guard.
Bennett keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gardner taking some punishment here, with Bennett in his half guard.
Gardner trying to hold on to Bennett's head to control him but Bennett postures up.
Gardner gets full guard.
Bennett is stalling in the full guard.
Bennett trying to control but Gardner is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gardner wants to sweep but no luck.
Lanny Gardner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Bennett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gardner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennett 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Bennett!
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energy
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RATING
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