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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Garret (ranked 40 p4p, 5 weight class) and Tommy Grunge (ranked 104 p4p, 17 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grunge's choice of entrance music: Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. Pat Garret could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Grunge's chin.
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192 lbs
33 - 9 - 0 |
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184 cm
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191 lbs
37 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Garret!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge thuds his right hand into Garret's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Grunge misses.
Garret looks to land a right hand but Grunge moved out of range.
Garret throws a front kick aimed at Grunge's knee but Grunge avoids it well.
Garret jabs at Grunge's body.
A jab lands there for Garret.
Grunge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grunge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grunge cracks Garret with a good jab.
Grunge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garret uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garret throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grunge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grunge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grunge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garret finds it's way round the side to connect with Grunge's head.
Garret with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garret thumps Grunge with a low kick.
Grunge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grunge throws a sloppy body shot
letting Garret counter with a right hand.
Garret looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grunge. Garret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garret throws a leg kick but Grunge checks it.
Grunge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garret misses with a low kick.
Grunge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garret.
Grunge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grunge lands a head shot.
Garret digs a good hook to Grunge's body.
Grunge throws a leg kick but Garret sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grunge throws a poor cross that misses
and Garret counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garret moves out of range of the body kick from Grunge.
Garret lands a jab.
Garret motions for Grunge to come forward. Garret throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grunge tries a low kick but Garret avoids it.
Garret scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grunge lands with a right hand.
Grunge misses with a left hand
and Garret counters with a stiff right hand.
Grunge throws the kick towards the body but Garret avoids it.
Garret tries to land a leg kick but Grunge saw it coming and moves away.
Grunge counters with a body kick.
Garret defending well as Grunge loads up on a big left hand.
Grunge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grunge replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garret blocks it well.
Garret blocks a leg kick.
Grunge connects with an inside leg kick.
Garret throws a sloppy head kick and Grunge moves out of range easily.
Grunge takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A left lands for Garret.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garret.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grunge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garret checks a leg kick nicely.
Garret misses with a low kick.
Grunge is trying to counter with his kicks.
Grunge scores with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Grunge
and Garret counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garret.
Grunge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grunge takes one to the side of the head.
Grunge misses with a right hand
and Garret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garret moves out of range of the body kick from Grunge.
Garret half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grunge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunge misses with a hook. Garret ducked under it nicely.
Grunge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grunge is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret tries to score with a low kick but Grunge moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunge misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grunge crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garret - the referee stops the clock and Grunge gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garret. Grunge manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grunge staying out of range there.
Garret swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garret swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garret is looking to land body kicks.
Garret bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grunge's head.
Grunge misses with a looping left.
Garret throws a chopping leg kick but Grunge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garret feints and then cracks Grunge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grunge down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunge scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Garret.
Garret cracks the inside of Grunge's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Garret dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grunge throws a looping overhand right but Garret ducks down to avoid it.
Grunge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grunge might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garret has got the better of the exchanges.
Grunge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grunge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garret throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pat Garret is winning the standup battle so far.
Garret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grunge takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grunge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A clash of legs there as Grunge blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garret thumps Grunge with a low kick.
Garret bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grunge is breathing heavily.
Garret bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garret throws the kick towards the body but Grunge avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garret thumps Grunge with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret digs a good body shot into Grunge's ribs.
Garret walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grunge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garret thumps Grunge with a low kick.
Grunge is looking to score with low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garret, right into the meat.
Garret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grunge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grunge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garret circles away quickly and effectively.
Grunge scores with a decent looking hook.
Garret punishes Grunge's body with a nice straight punch.
Garret connects with a right hand. Grunge shakes it off.
Grunge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
Grunge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Grunge backs away, Garret returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge checks a leg kick nicely.
Grunge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Garret.
Garret fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grunge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grunge takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garret misses with a kick to the body.
Garret tries to work over Grunge's front leg with a kick but Grunge checks it.
Garret turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garret connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
Garret is looking to land body kicks.
Garret connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grunge. Grunge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grunge misses with a leg kick
and Garret counters with a straight right hand.
Garret connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garret.
Grunge tries to work over Garret's front leg with a kick but Garret checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge cracks Garret with an open hand slap.
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garret throws a right hand that misses
and Grunge counters with a right hand to the body.
Grunge throws a jab but it's blocked by Garret.
A big right from Garret misses.
A slow jab from Grunge misses its intended target.
Grunge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garret looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garret swings widly with a right hand
and Grunge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garret throws a chopping leg kick but Grunge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garret uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grunge.
Grunge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garret.
Garret is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grunge can do to turn this around?
Garret tests Grunge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garret goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret throws a low kick but Grunge moves out of range easily.
Garret throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garret lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grunge throws a wild body kick that Garret sees coming a mile off.
Grunge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garret misses the shot to the body.
Grunge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grunge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garret throws out the jab.
Grunge tries a quick counter leg kick but Garret is wise to it.
Grunge digs a good hook to Garret's body.
Garret with a nice cross.
A big left from Grunge misses.
Garret thinks about countering with a head kick.
Grunge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garret looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garret misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Grunge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Garret dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the body from Grunge misses
and Garret counters with a body kick.
Grunge throws a body punch but Garret moves out of range.
Grunge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grunge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garret connects with a crisp jab.
Garret keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grunge is still on wobbly legs! Can Garret finish him?
Garret drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Grunge right on the button. Grunge goes down! Garret follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Garret gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Garret!
Pat Garret retains his middleweight title!
Pat Garret decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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