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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Garcia (ranked 2061 p4p, 895 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 277 p4p, 125 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Garrett's body. Garrett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garrett avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garrett misses with a straight left.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garrett lands with an overhand left.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Diego Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garrett throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Garrett saw it coming and moves away.
Garrett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia feints and then cracks Garrett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garrett down.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia stuns Garrett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garrett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garrett throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garrett is pulling down on Garcia's head. It's preventing any offense from Garcia, at least for the moment.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett managing to control the position.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Garrett is keeping the position.
Garcia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garrett's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garrett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garrett is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
Garcia stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garrett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Garrett.
Garcia passes into half guard.
Garrett is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garcia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett misses the jab.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Diego Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
As Garrett backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia is looking to wear down Garrett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia misses with a right hand
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Garrett misses.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Garrett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Garrett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Garrett's front leg but catches the back leg as Garrett tries to avoid it.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrett on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Crunch! Garcia slams his shin into Garrett's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garrett checks it well.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia thumps Garrett with a low kick.
Garrett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Garrett checks it
and Garrett counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Garcia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Garcia!
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garrett is keeping the position for now.
Garcia won't allow Garrett to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garrett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Garrett defends easily.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garrett connects with a couple of short punches.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Garrett tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcia looking to control.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garrett defends it easily.
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garrett is one step ahead there.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Garrett is proving a slippery customer.
Garrett slips nicely into half guard.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Diego Garcia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garrett checks a leg kick.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garrett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garrett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garrett's back!
Garcia is not going to allow Garrett to sit and survive in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett rolls, trying to escape but Garcia keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Garrett's chin but Garrett turns very nicely into Garcia's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Garrett.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Garcia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Garcia!
Garrett looking to control.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garrett is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
Garcia controlling from the top position.
Garrett keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett controlling the position.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Garrett is keeping the position.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garrett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Garrett is working for an americana but Garcia has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Garrett was thinking about the submission.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Garrett won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia pulls Garrett in close to prevent any damage.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garrett is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Garrett.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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