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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Garrison (ranked 6369 p4p, 5369 weight class) and Karter Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Garrison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm 22 185 2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm 18 168 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Basic striking Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Garrison! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karter Harris! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harris lands with an overhand left. Garrison misses with a wild combination.
Harris unleashes a big counter combination but Garrison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Garrison throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range. Garrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Garrison misses with a wild combination.
Garrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gary Garrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Garrison throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease. Garrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garrison.
Garrison misses the body punch and Harris counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harris throws a right hand that Garrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Garrison also avoids with ease. Garrison misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Harris lands a jab-cross combination. Harris throws a right and a left that Garrison avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Harris defending well as Garrison loads up on a big left hand. Garrison misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garrison is rocked! Left hook, right uppercut from Harris. Oh Garrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Garrison lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Garrison thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Garrison seems to have got his legs back now.
It looks like Karter Harris has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garrison throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease. Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Garrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris. Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrison throws a combination that misses and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Garrison will be more careful next time no doubt. A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Garrison down. Garrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily. Harris scores with a hook. Garrison looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A cross from Garrison lands.
Harris is rocked! A combination from Garrison does no damage. Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garrison misses with the combination.
Harris is looking to clinch. Garrison throws a right and a left that both miss. Harris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garrison has time to react. Garrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Garrison tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Harris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garrison's head backwards. Harris cracks Garrison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Harris throws a right and a left that Garrison avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Garrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Garrison jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance. Garrison tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Garrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Harris misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Garrison was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Garrison misses with a few strikes there.
Garrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range. Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing. Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garrison. No joy there for Garrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garrison backing away here, and Harris unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garrison, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Garrison stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken. Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Garrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Harris is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Garrison moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Garrison!
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