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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Dardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen Vertigo - U2 as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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181 lbs
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198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Han Dardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dardy is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hart slips a nice elbow through Dardy's hands, connecting with Dardy's forehead.
Dardy tries to kick Hart off but Hart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hart lands with a punch from half guard.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dardy defending well though.
Hart trying to mount his opponent but Dardy defends it.
Dardy looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardy is pressing down on Hart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dardy keeping full guard, as Hart tries to pass.
Dardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dardy is keeping the position for now.
Dardy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A left hand lands to the body for Hart.
Dardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hart breaks the clinch.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dardy.
Hart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dardy circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Dardy.
Dardy wants to land a leg kick but Hart is out of range.
Hart dodges the punch combination from Dardy.
Dardy misses with a looping left.
Dardy throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Dardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dardy misses with a double jab.
Hart has Dardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hart gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hart trying to control but Dardy is working from the bottom.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Dardy is keeping the position.
Dardy working for a triangle but Hart defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hart slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hart working the body and head with strikes.
Hart cracks Dardy with a big right hand but Dardy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardy is trying to control Hart's posture but Hart avoids it.
Hart sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dardy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Dardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hart fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hart throws a strike aimed at the side of Dardy's head but Dardy avoids it well.
Dardy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hart prevents Dardy from standing back up.
Hart trying to control from Dardy's half guard. Dardy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hart is pushing down on Dardy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dardy is fighting to maintain full guard but Hart has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dardy looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Dardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Dardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Dardy does no damage.
Dardy gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hart throwing strikes but missing.
Hart stopping the sweep attempt from Dardy.
Dardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hart.
Dardy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dardy tries to get out of the position.
Dardy wants to sweep here but Hart controlling him for the moment.
Hart throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Dardy is retaining full guard.
Dardy wants to stand but Hart is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Dardy.
Dardy scores with a hook to the body. Hart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dardy is fending him off so far but Hart persists. Nope, Dardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Dardy cracks Hart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Dardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Han Dardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardy thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hart dodges the punch combination from Dardy.
Dardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
Hart moves out of range of the leg kick from Dardy.
Hart avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Dardy misses.
Dardy throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Han Dardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dardy looks to land a combination but Hart avoids it well.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dardy moves away.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Dardy.
Hart misses with a combination
and Dardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Dardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hart postures up in Dardy's guard and throws a big left but Dardy blocks it.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Dardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hart.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dardy looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left lands for Dardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardy throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
Hart avoids the body shot from Dardy.
Hart lands a nice shot that snaps Dardy's head back.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Dardy.
A big left from Dardy misses.
Hart slips under a jab.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Dardy.
Dardy looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Dardy misses with a low kick.
Dardy misses with the combination.
Dardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hart counters by clinching up.
Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Han Dardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dardy working for a triangle but Hart defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bret Hart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hart feints and as Dardy raises his hands in defense, Hart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dardy is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Hart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hart postures up in Dardy's guard and throws a big left but Dardy blocks it.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Dardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hart thows a body shot but no joy.
Hart is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dardy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hart lands an overhand right.
Dardy gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hart advances position into side control!
Han Dardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to score with some ground and pound. Dardy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hart working the ground and pound.
Dardy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hart connects with a decent elbow.
Dardy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hart has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dardy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hart connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart cracks Dardy with a big right hand but Dardy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dardy dodges the ground and pound from Hart.
Hart throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dardy struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardy is not content to let Hart control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dardy tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.
Hart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dardy throws a combination that misses
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart shoots in but Dardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dardy throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Dardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hart is looking to clinch but Dardy is avoiding it.
Dardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hart circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Dardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dardy.
Hart moves into the clinch.
Hart manages to break the clinch.
Dardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bret Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dardy walks into a left hand.
Dardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dardy is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hart 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!
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