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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Gouken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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181 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Gouken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gouken shoots in looking for a takedown. Garnett tries to sprawl out of it but Gouken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garnett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gouken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott Gouken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garnett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garnett tests Gouken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
Gouken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Gouken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garnett lands with a cross.
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!
Gouken tries for a takedown but Garnett circles away easily
and Garnett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gouken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gouken throws the kick towards the body but Garnett avoids it.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Garnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garnett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gouken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garnett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gouken is looking to clinch.
Gouken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gouken ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Gouken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garnett swivels and escapes.
Arvel Garnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gouken.
Garnett thuds a left hand into Gouken's body.
Gouken lands an overhand right.
Garnett scores with a jab. Gouken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gouken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gouken blocks a jab.
Garnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gouken ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Gouken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garnett.
A combination from Garnett does no damage.
Gouken looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gouken trying to control but Garnett is working from the bottom.
Garnett is adopting a defensive guard.
Garnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gouken working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garnett's head.
Garnett wants to sweep but no luck.
Garnett working a defensive guard here.
Gouken lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Gouken from controlling successfully.
Garnett working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett pulls Gouken in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garnett scores with the left hand. Gouken knows he should have avoided that one.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gouken manages to avoid it.
Gouken slips a jab from Garnett.
Gouken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Garnett.
Gouken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gouken connects with a right hand. Garnett shakes it off.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Gouken moved out of range.
Garnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gouken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gouken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garnett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gouken's calf.
Garnett scores with a decent looking hook.
Garnett stuffs the takedown.
Garnett looks to land a combination. Gouken sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garnett misses with a straight left.
Garnett misses with a kick to the body.
Garnett catches Gouken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garnett cracks Gouken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gouken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Gouken.
Gouken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gouken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gouken avoids the body shot from Garnett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvel Garnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gouken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Gouken misses its intended target.
Garnett takes a swing at Gouken's ribcage but misses.
Gouken tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gouken, as that shot connected.
Gouken connects with a nice looking jab.
Gouken misses with a straight right.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett throws a jab when Gouken was well out of range.
Garnett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garnett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gouken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garnett.
Arvel Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Gouken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Gouken throws a body punch but Garnett moves out of range.
Gouken lands a nice hook to Garnett's body. Garnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gouken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garnett is rocked!
Arvel Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken tries to clinch but Garnett moves out of range.
Oh Garnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garnett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gouken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Gouken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gouken lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Garnett falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gouken dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Gouken!
Scott Gouken managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Elite Canadian Threads, into his post fight interview.
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