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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Blain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Garrison! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Blain! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blain darts in and clinches Garrison up against the cage. Garrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blain.
Garrison looking to throw knees to the head but Blain is blocking nicely.
Blain is trying to break the clinch but Garrison has him pressed against the cage. Garrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blain takes a knee to the side of the body. Blain looks winded! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Garrison dives in and scores a takedown into Blain's guard. Garrison passes easily into side control. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Garrison controls the position. Garrison has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Blain clinches. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blain moves into the clinch successfully.
Garrison misses with a knee to the head. Garrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garrison pushes Blain up against the cage in a clinch. Garrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blain moves into range and clinches up with Garrison. Blain misses with some punches.
Garrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blain scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Roger Blain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Garrison closes the distance and pushes Blain back into the cage. Blain tries to circle away but Garrison has him pinned against the cage. A knee to the head by Garrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garrison has him pressed against the cage. Garrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blain clinches up against the cage. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Blain tries to land knees in the clinch but Garrison avoids the damage to the body. Garrison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blain's face.
Blain can't break the clinch.
Blain tries to land a knee to the head but Garrison blocks with his arms.
Blain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blain misses with a knee strike.
Garrison keeps control of Blain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Garrison breaks from the clinch.
Blain lands with a slapping head kick. The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Blain connects with a jab. Blain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. A low kick from Garrison misses and Blain counters with a solid body kick. Garrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blain. Blain obviously looking to wear him down.
Blain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Blain throws a leg kick which misses Garrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Garrison tries to avoid it. Garrison rushes Blain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Blain can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blain fails to land. Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blain has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blain moves into the clinch successfully.
Garrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Blain closes the distance and pushes Garrison back into the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Garrison avoiding damage as Blain throws knees to the body.
Garrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Blain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blain misses with a knee strike.
Garrison breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Garrison dominated that round. 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.
Blain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blain clinches up against the cage. Garrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blain throws a leg kick but Garrison checks it. Garrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blain as he jumps to the side. A leg kick checked by Garrison. Garrison has closed the distance and engaged Blain in a clinch.
Blain is trying to force a seperation but Garrison has the dominant position. Blain tries a knee to the head but Garrison blocks it.
Blain is trying to push Garrison away but Garrison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Garrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Blain gets a clinch. Garrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Garrison.
It looks like Roger Blain has been cut. Blain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blain is trying to break the clinch but Garrison is controlling him. Blain tries to break free but Garrison pushes him back against the cage. Garrison looking to throw knees to the head but Blain is blocking nicely.
Blain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Garrison breaks the clinch.
Garrison clinches. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Garrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Garrison blocks an elbow strike from Blain.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blain looking to slow down the pace here. Blain can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Blain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garrison manages to break the clinch.
Blain clinches up against the cage. Garrison breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fight moves into the clinch position. Garrison breaks the clinch.
Blain misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Blain. Blain pushes Garrison up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garrison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blain managing to block the knees to the body from Garrison.
Blain wants to break free but Garrison has control.
Blain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garrison blocks it with crossed arms. Blain is trying to stall.
Blain misses with a knee strike.
Garrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blain's efforts to push away. Blain wants to break free but Garrison has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blain.
Garrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Garrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blain can pounce on him.
Blain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Blain's face as he tries to break the clinch. Blain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garrison breaks the clinch.
Garrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Garrison clinches. Blain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Garrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blain is looking to slow Garrison down with leg kicks. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blain tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrison takes the fight into the clinch. Blain working hard to break the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Blain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Roger Blain's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garrison rushes Blain and presses him up against the cage. Blain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garrison manages to break the clinch.
Blain connects with a solid leg kick. Garrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Blain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Blain is looking to break free of the clinch but Garrison has double underhooks. A battle for position here, against the cage. Garrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roger Blain seems to be getting the better of the standup. Blain tries to keep at a distance but Garrison has taken the fight into the clinch. Blain tries to throw a body punch but Garrison avoids it by throwing Blain back against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Garrison manages to break the clinch.
Blain drives through and clinches with Garrison against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blain instigates a clinch. Blain is trying to break the clinch but Garrison is controlling him. Blain wants to get back to striking at distance but Garrison won't allow it.
Blain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blain wants to break free but Garrison has control.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blain tries a knee to the head but Garrison blocks it.
Garrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Blain taking a breather. Blain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Blain tries to circle away but Garrison has him pinned against the cage. Blain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tony Garrison has scored more points in the clinch so far. Garrison manages to break the clinch.
Blain scores with a spinning back kick! Tony Garrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Garrison closes the distance and clinches. Blain trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Garrison lands an elbow inside that Blain shrugs off. Garrison breaks the clinch.
Garrison tries to keep at a distance but Blain has taken the fight into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blain struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrison controls his hands.
Blain misses with a knee to the head. Garrison manages to break the clinch.
Blain throws a nice inside leg kick. Blain pushes Garrison up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garrison clinches with his opponent.
Garrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Blain has managed to clinch.
Garrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garrison as Blain tries to tie him up. Garrison breaks the clinch.
Blain moves into the clinch successfully.
Garrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garrison 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. Blain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Blain moves into the clinch. Blain throws a head punch that misses. Garrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garrison is out of range and Blain settles back down. Blain has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Blain misses with a hook from the clinch. Blain tries to work over Garrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Blain misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Blain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Blain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garrison breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Roger Blain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Blain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Blain!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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