Ian Garry vs. Kenan Song
BETTING PREVIEW | SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Garry (-620), Song (+400)
Round 1
For the third time in three bouts, a fighter with a spotless record will put it on the line against a dangerous opponent. This unblemished fighter comes in the form of Ireland’s Garry (10-0, 3-0 UFC), who squares off against Song (19-6, 4-2 UFC) and his impressive 89% stoppage rate as a pro. The welterweights will conclude the early preliminary portion of the card, and referee Marc Goddard draws the charge for it. A quick tap of hands between the two opens things up, and Song claims the center of the Octagon. Garry paws out with a front kick and a jab, and he hops back from a responsive low kick. Garry walks Song down and the two trade leg kicks, and one from Garry appears to get Song’s attention early. Garry follows the precise kick with a straight right down the pipe, and he goes back to chipping away at Song’s tree trunk thighs. Garry slips a jab and chops down the calf, and Song attempts to respond with a kick to the same target. Garry’s calf kick forces Song to take a funny step, and Song’s calf is swelling and changing color fast. Song blocks a whipping head kick, and he keeps a high guard when Garry swats with a one-two. Song scores an oblique kick on the knee, and he defends from the strikes from the Irishman over the top. Garry chews up the calf again, and Song stumbles and recovers. Garry’s jab is working wonders, snapping it out to the body or the chin as Song is stuck guessing. Song looks to counter a leaping strike from Garry with a left, and Garry shakes it off and pushes forward to stick a left to the body. Two front kicks to the knee and body are follows by a winging kick up top, and Garry shuts down oncoming fire and checks a calf kick. Song digs a left to the body, and “The Assassin” responds with a vicious left hand that knocks Garry clean off his feet. Song gives chase, throwing punches and shoving Garry to the wall. Garry tries to get his bearings as Song grinds him on, stomping on the feet and kneeing the thigh. Garry spins around in the clinch and breaks away, but his legs are still not fully back. The horn sounds, and they clap hands.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Song
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Song
Shane Clifford scores the round: 10-9 Song
Round 2
A clap of hands starts off the second stanza, and Garry appears to have recovered and returns to his cruising altitude of push kicks and jabs. Song defends from the strikes that launch at him, and he scores a low kick when Garry advances. Song takes a groin kick and he motions to it, and Garry continues striking before Goddard breaks them up. It is not a major foul and rather more of an incidental contact of the foot when Song came in, so Song only needs a few seconds to clear it out. They resume, and Garry connects with a few front kicks up the middle and plans his shin on Song’s calf. Song keeps his footing and absorbs a flush jab without being able to reply, until lurching forward with a sweeping left hook. Garry dodges it but cannot avoid the low kicks on either side of his lead wheel, and Garry takes them and starts to push the pace. Garry stands right in front of the Chinese fighter and works the body, leaning back when the counters come and loading up on additional strikes. On the way out, Garry pounds the calf with a kick, swelling Song’s leg up even more. Song gets off a left hand, and Garry backs him off with a front kick to the body and a series of quick punches. The Irishman works the body and punishes Song’s left knee with a kick. The jabs from Garry continue to have an appreciable effect, with Song’s left eye swelling in a hurry as chants for “Garry” rain down in the crowd. Garry answers their calls with a jump knee, a front kick, and a right hand. Song backs him off with a spinning back kick, and a short combination from Garry concludes the round.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Garry
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Garry
Shane Clifford scores the round: 10-9 Garry
Round 3
When the third round kicks off, Song’s left eye is nearly shut, but the doctor is not called in to observe it. Instead, they raise their hands in the air to clap, getting the crowd motivated. The strikes strike, landing with a few quick combinations to match the other. Song throws one or two to Garry’s four or five, but Song keeps throwing back despite getting beaten to the punch now. Garry’s jab busts open Song’s nose, and Song sprints forward and cracks Garry with a left hand. The Irishman shakes it off and keeps moving ahead, kicking the lead leg and snapping the head back with a jab. Song again reaches his man with a left hook, but Garry rolls with most of it to take some of the sting off. Garry whips a high kick that buzzes past Song’s hair, and he sets up a body kick and doubles his foe over momentarily. Garry batters the lead leg with kicks, jabs the body and keeps Song guessing as he changes his target constantly. Song shells up to defend anticipated strikes, and Garry pulls back and pops him with a jab and nearly gets a flying knee through. Song loads up on single punches, while Garry keeps active with jabs and short combinations. “The Future” goes to the body and the head to give Song fits, in his element and letting go with whatever comes to mind. Garry fires off a high kick, aims two down low, and intercepts Song with a solid right hook. Song takes a jab and a right hook and attempts to respond, but Garry dances out of the way. Song lands a left hook when Garry lays into him, but it is one-and-done as Garry keeps moving. Garry lets out hoots as he lands strikes, and he chains a few punches together that knock Song back to the wire.
Garry unleashes a fury, suddenly fired up and ready to destroy, with punches to the body and head that do serious damage. The right hands from Garry separate Song from his balance and send him tumbling to the mat, and “The Future” looks to become the present as Song drops to his knees. Finishing the job with a final swarm of punches,
Garry moves his record to 11-0 as a pro with an excellent performance. Even after over 14 minutes of combat, Garry is ready to keep going, and he tells commentator Joe Rogan and the UFC brass that he wants to be on the UFC event in Miami in a few weeks.
The Official Result
Ian Garry def. Kenan Song R3 4:22 via TKO (Punches)
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