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EFA 52 Garret vs Mcfly PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garret throws a right and a left that Mcfly avoids nicely.
Garret uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcfly.
Garret swinging wildly here.
Garret throws a right hand that Mcfly ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcfly also avoids with ease.
Garret lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garret moves out of range of the body kick.
Mcfly misses with a head kick.
Garret drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mcfly sprawls and moves away.
Garret closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garret throws a right hand that Mcfly ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcfly also avoids with ease.
Garret misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcfly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garret.
Mcfly's coach down at The Furnace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mcfly's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mcfly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mcfly is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfly pushes down on Garret's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mcfly is thwarting Garret's attempts to control the position.
Mcfly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mcfly in particular looking to stall.
Mcfly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garret wants to control but Mcfly is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mcfly connects with a nice short shot to Garret's temple.
Garret pushes Mcfly off looking to stand but Mcfly dives back in and keeps control.
Garret has hold of Mcfly's hands but Mcfly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mcfly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garret is concentrating on defense, preventing Mcfly from advancing position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mcfly in particular looking to stall.
Garret wants to stand back up but Mcfly manages to pass into side control.
Garret on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garret tries to get out of the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Mcfly.
Mcfly landing strikes.
Mcfly scoring with punches and elbows.
Mcfly works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mcfly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcfly controlling the position.
Garret is pushing Mcfly's head away, looking to escape. Mcfly manages to hold on to the position though.
Garret takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garret can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Garret knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcfly on the ground.
Garret is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Garret is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mcfly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garret tries to escape but Mcfly is in control.
Garret struggling a bit here.
Garret taking a bit of punishment here - Mcfly scoring with strikes.
Mcfly moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly working away.
Mcfly controlling from side mount.
Garret can't do much from the bottom here.
Mcfly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garret is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garret is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mcfly wants to control but Garret is keeping him busy.
Garret is trying to buck Mcfly off.
Mcfly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garret keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Mcfly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garret ducks under a wild hook from Mcfly.
Mcfly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garret was covering up waiting for the punch and Mcfly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mcfly trying to control but Garret is working from the bottom.
Garret is trying to control the position but Mcfly postures up.
Garret keeping moving, preventing Mcfly from controlling successfully.
Garret is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mcfly prevents Garret from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garret utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcfly chips away with some ground and pound.
Mcfly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcfly looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret working a defensive guard here.
Mcfly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garret working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcfly.
Mcfly being controlled here momentarily.
Mcfly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garret wants to stand but Mcfly is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Mcfly.
A slow jab from Mcfly misses its intended target.
Garret throws a right hand that Mcfly ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcfly also avoids with ease.
Mcfly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garret manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garret wants to stand up but Mcfly is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret is trying to control the position but Mcfly postures up.
Mcfly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mcfly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garret working a defensive guard here.
Marty Mcfly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcfly postures up and lands a big shot to Garret's brow.
Mcfly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mcfly throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcfly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcfly with a nice head shot there.
Mcfly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Garret controls Mcfly momentarily but Mcfly frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcfly is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcfly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garret wants to stand and escape but Mcfly is having none of it.
Garret has momentary wrist control but Mcfly slips an elbow through the middle.
Mcfly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garret keeping moving, preventing Mcfly from controlling successfully.
Mcfly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garret trying to control the position.
Mcfly won't allow Garret to get back to his feet.
Garret pulls Mcfly in close to his closed guard and prevents Mcfly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mcfly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garret works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Garret is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mcfly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garret's guard.
Garret is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcfly trying to control but Garret is working from the bottom.
Garret is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mcfly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garret swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcfly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mcfly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Mcfly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
No joy there for Garret, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garret throws a nice looking combination but Mcfly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcfly misses with a looping left.
Garret tries to bum rush Mcfly with a series of wild strikes but Mcfly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcfly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garret throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret misses with a wild combination.
Mcfly misses with a hook. Garret ducked under it nicely.
Garret blocks the body kick.
Garret looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcfly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garret defends it well.
Mcfly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcfly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcfly lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcfly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garret swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret is looking to stand up but Mcfly isn't so interested in that idea.
Mcfly 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.
Mcfly stops Garret from standing up.
Mcfly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mcfly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mcfly wants to control from the top but Garret keeps moving.
Garret looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mcfly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clive Garret has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Garret wants to stand and escape but Mcfly is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clive Garret is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garret feints a jab promting Mcfly to slip. Garret then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcfly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mcfly just misses with a punch to the body.
Garret throws a series of strikes that have Mcfly backpedaling.
Garret moves out of range as Mcfly throws a body kick.
Garret fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garret tries to sprawl but Mcfly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Garret looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mcfly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mcfly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mcfly is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfly passes to side control.
Garret wants to get back to his feet.
Mcfly staying calm.
Garret is trying to control Mcfly's posture but Mcfly avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Garret's face as Mcfly controls the position.
Garret is pushing Mcfly's head away, looking to escape. Mcfly manages to hold on to the position though.
Mcfly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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.
Mcfly lands a nice forearm strike.
Mcfly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garret has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garret is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mcfly is controlling him well.
Garret trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Marty Mcfly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garret seems a little lost for a moment, as Mcfly dominates the positioning.
Garret is trying to get back to his feet.
Mcfly controlling the position.
Mcfly tries to advance to mount but Garret denies him.
Garret is letting Mcfly control him for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marty Mcfly.
I've got Mcfly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Mcfly!
An out of breath Marty Mcfly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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