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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Garrison (ranked 2917 p4p, 341 weight class) and Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 3214 p4p, 376 weight class). Van Gogh has chosen Outro - By: M83 as his entrance music. Pierre Van Gogh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Greg Garrison's chin.
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199 cm
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275 lbs
28 - 25 - 0 |
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195 cm
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264 lbs
12 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Garrison! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Van Gogh! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice shot lands for Garrison. Good work by Van Gogh as he checks the leg kick. Van Gogh clinches. Van Gogh blocks a body shot from Garrison. Garrison misses with a hook from the clinch. Van Gogh is looking to break free of the clinch but Garrison has double underhooks. Garrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Van Gogh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garrison's hands. Garrison staying out of range there. Garrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Van Gogh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Garrison throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gogh moves out of range easily. Garrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrison ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh. Van Gogh throws a big shot that misses. As Van Gogh looks to move away, Garrison throws a big counter combo but Van Gogh just gets out of the way. Garrison walks into a stiff left hand from Van Gogh. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Van Gogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Garrison staying out of range there. Garrison appears to be looking for a big counter. Van Gogh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garrison throws a big counter combination but Van Gogh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Garrison. Greg Garrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nice uppercut lands for Van Gogh. That snapped Garrison's head back.
Garrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh. Nice jab there from Van Gogh. Van Gogh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Garrison needs to keep his hands up - Van Gogh had a free shot at his head there. Van Gogh scores with a decent looking hook. The fighters circling - Garrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss! Van Gogh misses with a looping left. Garrison throws a looping overhand right but Van Gogh ducks down to avoid it. Garrison misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Gogh.
Garrison throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range. Garrison sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Garrison avoids it this time. Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Garrison misses with a body kick. Garrison sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Garrison avoids it this time. Van Gogh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garrison. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garrison lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Gogh avoids the head kick by Garrison.
Garrison fails in his attempt to clinch. Garrison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Gogh is able to avoid easily. A big left from Garrison misses. Garrison gets caught flat footed, as Van Gogh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Garrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Gogh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Van Gogh is looking to work some ground and pound but Garrison has wrist control. Van Gogh wants to control from the top but Garrison keeps moving. Garrison trying to control the position here. Garrison keeping full guard, as Van Gogh tries to pass. Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Garrison blocks nicely. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Van Gogh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Van Gogh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Garrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Gogh. Van Gogh throws a big elbow that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Garrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Van Gogh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garrison is keeping the position for now. Van Gogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Van Gogh working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Van Gogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Van Gogh with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Gogh throws an elbow that misses. Garrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Gogh's guard. Nice move by Garrison! Van Gogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garrison is one step ahead there. Garrison is sitting in close to Van Gogh's body. Van Gogh has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Garrison is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Garrison is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Van Gogh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pierre Van Gogh! After the fight, Pierre Van Gogh was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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