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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Guard (ranked 4906 p4p, 5138 weight class) and Wesley Hardman (ranked 577 p4p, 588 weight class). Buddy Guard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wesley Hardman's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Amsterdam, Buddy Guard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardman throws a series of punches but Guard avoids them all with ease.
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guard there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Buddy Guard has been cut.
A jab from Guard finds it's way through Hardman's defenses.
Guard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guard swings for the body but Hardman moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardman, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman jabs Guard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guard staying out of range there.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice uppercut there from Guard.
Guard misses with a body punch
letting Hardman counter with a right hand.
Hardman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guard slips under a jab.
Guard throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guard, as that shot connected.
Hardman throws a nice looking combination but Guard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hardman misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Guard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardman.
Guard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guard tests Hardman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Hardman does no damage.
Guard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Guard tests Hardman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guard scores with a jab.
Guard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardman.
Guard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Hardman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hardman looks to land a left hand but Guard moved out of range nicely.
Hardman looks to land a right hand but Guard moved out of range.
Hardman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Hardman misses.
Hardman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardman misses with a wild body shot.
Hardman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Guard.
Guard blocks a jab.
Hardman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardman throws a big shot that misses.
Hardman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guard.
Guard misses with a straight right.
Guard jabs at Hardman's body.
Guard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardman.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Hardman throws a hook to the side of Guard's head but Guard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guard misses with a body shot.
Hardman throws a shot from downtown. Guard moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wesley Hardman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buddy Guard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guard throws a hook but Hardman blocks it.
Guard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Guard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Guard moves away from the strike by Hardman.
Hardman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardman.
Hardman slips a straight right by Guard.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman misses the jab.
Hardman misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardman walks into a straight right hand from Guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman just misses with a punch to the body.
Guard is looking to counter punch.
Hardman misses with a looping left.
A jab from Guard finds it's way through Hardman's defenses.
Guard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardman walks into a stiff left hand from Guard.
Guard ducks under a wild hook from Hardman.
A punch combination from Hardman misses.
Hardman looks to throw the jab but Guard is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guard.
Hardman misses with a hook. Guard ducked under it nicely.
Guard stuns Hardman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Guard staying out of range there.
Guard just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Hardman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Guard misses the target.
Hardman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guard.
A big right from Hardman misses.
Guard swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guard.
Guard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardman connects with a looping right hand.
Buddy Guard's cut is getting worse.
Guard misses with an uppercut. Hardman saw that one coming.
Hardman scores with a jab to the head.
Guard throws a hook but Hardman avoids it easily.
Hardman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Buddy Guard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buddy Guard's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardman throws a big shot that misses.
Hardman moves away from the strike by Guard.
Guard misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardman! But no joy.
Wesley Hardman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guard throws out a loose jab but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guard misses with a looping left.
Hardman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guard defending well as Hardman loads up on a big left hand.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Hardman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guard on the side of the head.
Guard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Guard misses with a straight left.
Hardman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Guard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardman doesn't seem phased though.
Hardman throws a lazy right hand but Guard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardman throws a series of punches but Guard avoids them all with ease.
Hardman cracks Guard with a good jab.
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!
Hardman misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardman doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Hardman misses.
Hardman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardman tests Guard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardman misses with the combination.
Guard misses with a few strikes there.
Guard cracks Hardman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guard fails to land with a series of punches.
Guard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guard misses with a straight left.
Guard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardman finds it's way round the side to connect with Guard's head.
Guard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Guard scores with the left hand. Hardman knows he should have avoided that one.
Guard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman moves away from the strike by Guard.
Hardman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Hardman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardman.
Buddy Guard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Guard moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardman looks to land a combination but Guard avoids it well.
Hardman scores with a hook to the body. Guard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardman throws out a loose jab but Guard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman tests Guard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guard.
Guard looks to land a left hand but Hardman moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guard avoids the body shot from Hardman.
Guard misses the body punch
and Hardman counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Guard.
Hardman lands a nice hook to Guard's body. Guard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Hardman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wesley Hardman!
A very excited looking Wesley Hardman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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