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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter Hardy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Sanavio slips the punch.
Sanavio swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Carter Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
A shot to the body from Sanavio misses
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Sanavio backing up. Sanavio nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanavio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanavio misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Sanavio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanavio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanavio has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Hardy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanavio walks away with a smile on his face. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a double jab
and Sanavio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Sanavio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanavio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanavio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Sanavio closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanavio just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sanavio.
Sanavio lands a nice uppercut.
Sanavio gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanavio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diego Sanavio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Hardy.
Sanavio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanavio misses with an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanavio.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanavio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanavio uses from the top position.
Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanavio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanavio wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Sanavio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanavio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanavio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanavio slips nicely into half guard.
Hardy gets back to full guard.
Sanavio trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanavio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardy's guard.
Sanavio is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Sanavio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanavio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hardy tries to get to full guard but Sanavio has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Sanavio is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanavio instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sanavio.
Hardy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanavio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanavio smiles and moves away.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanavio. Sanavio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanavio misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanavio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Sanavio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy tries to bum rush Sanavio with a series of wild strikes but Sanavio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanavio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanavio with a nice cross.
Sanavio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanavio manages to avoid it.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Sanavio circles away easily
and Sanavio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Sanavio is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanavio is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanavio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanavio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy lands a jab.
Sanavio defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Sanavio lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy walks into a straight right hand from Sanavio.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Sanavio's shoulder, as Sanavio tries to avoid the shot.
Sanavio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanavio.
Carter Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanavio swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardy.
Sanavio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Hardy lands.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Sanavio instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fails to pull guard.
Sanavio cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Sanavio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanavio lands a body punch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Sanavio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Sanavio.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Sanavio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Sanavio is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanavio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Sanavio.
Sanavio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Diego Sanavio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Hardy.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
Sanavio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanavio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanavio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Sanavio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanavio scores with a jab to the body.
Diego Sanavio is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanavio thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanavio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanavio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanavio takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Sanavio works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanavio takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanavio.
Sanavio lands a left hand.
Hardy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy has Sanavio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanavio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Sanavio on the inside.
Sanavio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Sanavio.
Hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanavio just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Sanavio on the inside.
Sanavio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanavio wants the takedown. Hardy is fighting it off but Sanavio persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hardy's guard against the cage.
Sanavio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Sanavio from controlling successfully.
Sanavio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanavio trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy looking for subs off his back but Sanavio has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sanavio is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanavio is really struggling to control Hardy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanavio wants to free his trapped foot but Hardy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Hardy is staying active underneath Sanavio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardy tries to get to full guard but Sanavio has control of the leg.
Sanavio works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanavio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hardy is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanavio working for a submission but Hardy is keeping him at bay.
Hardy is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanavio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanavio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanavio presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanavio presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanavio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hardy can't fight it off and eventually Sanavio manages to take the fight to the floor. Hardy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanavio looking to pass the guard.
Sanavio is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hardy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sanavio is looking to defend but Hardy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sanavio! Hardy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sanavio taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carter Hardy!
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hype
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