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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 5493 p4p, 509 weight class) and Ryan Hardy (ranked 3638 p4p, 397 weight class). Ryan Hardy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ryan Hardy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Hardy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garrett misses the jab.
Hardy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garrett gets the takedown into side control.
Garrett working away.
Garrett is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garrett creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Hardy taking a bit of punishment here - Garrett scoring with strikes.
Garrett trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Garrett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Garrett drags him back down.
Garrett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garrett lands a few punches from side control.
Garrett working the ground and pound from side control.
Garrett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garrett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
Garrett lands some shots froms side control.
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrett is putting a hurting on Hardy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garrett cracks Hardy with a big elbow.
Hardy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garrett's best efforts.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garrett is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrett takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garrett is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Garrett is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Garrett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garrett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardy has hold of Garrett's hands but Garrett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrett winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is staying active underneath Garrett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Hardy punching from the bottom.
Hardy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Garrett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hardy quickly recovers to half guard.
Hardy trying to control here.
Hardy looks winded!
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy tries to roll over but Garrett keeps him under control.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
Garrett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Garrett there.
Garrett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardy is refusing to be controlled, as Garrett sits in half guard.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardy cracks the inside of Garrett's front leg.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hardy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garrett.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garrett counters by moving into the clinch.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardy.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hardy regains guard immediately.
Hardy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Garrett has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hardy is defending well.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Garrett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Garrett tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett wants a takedown.
Hardy letting Garrett take a breather here.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Hardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Garrett has double underhooks.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Garrett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Hardy is staying active underneath Garrett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Garrett is stalling here. Hardy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Garrett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hardy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garrett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garrett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but instead Garrett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
Garrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garrett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Garrett lands a nice forearm strike.
Garrett trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Garrett working the body and head with strikes.
Hardy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Garrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Garrett scores with punches from side control.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Garrett wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Garrett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
Hardy is trying to improve his position.
Hardy is not content to let Garrett control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett lands a nice forearm strike.
Garrett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Garrett scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garrett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garrett is putting a hurting on Hardy here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Garrett is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Garrett lands a nice forearm strike.
Hardy is not content to let Garrett control the position.
Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hardy to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that second round.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Garrett misses.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Garrett moves into the clinch successfully.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy is pressed up against the cage. Garrett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardy down to the mat. Hardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garrett moves into the clinch.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Garrett's head.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Hardy trying to control the position but instead, Garrett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardy into the cage.
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Ryan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Garrett getting side control.
Garrett wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Garrett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy has hold of Garrett's hands but Garrett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrett is keen to just control but Hardy is a slippery customer.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garrett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garrett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Garrett with a couple of short strikes.
Garrett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garrett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bo Garrett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garrett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is desperately trying to improve his position but Garrett has a good base and remains in mount.
Garrett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garrett looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garrett with the ground and pound from mount.
Garrett landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
Garrett wants to control the pace but Hardy is squirming around nicely.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Garrett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garrett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garrett landing shots from mount.
Garrett landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
Garrett looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garrett looking to finish Hardy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hardy!
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding Garrett's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hardy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is in a horrible position here. Garrett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garrett landing punches.
Garrett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garrett with good strikes from the mount here!
Garrett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Garrett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garrett working Hardy over with strikes here.
Ryan Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
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