Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: C293: Matsuzaka vs Diaz
Date: Apr 07, 2024

#R1#
Nemkov looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Garrett misses with a shot to the body
and Nemkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nemkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nemkov throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Nemkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nemkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Garrett coming out on top.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Nemkov slips the punch.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.#T1#
Garrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nemkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nemkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Nemkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrett feinted with a counter takedown.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Nemkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nemkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Garrett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nemkov throws a big shot that misses.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Nemkov.
It seemed like Nemkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett throws out a powerful jab.
Garrett takes a swing at Nemkov's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemkov.
Nemkov throws a big shot that misses.
Nemkov throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Nemkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nemkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garretts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nemkov defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Nemkov throws out a powerful jab.
Nemkov works the jab nicely.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Nemkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nemkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eduradr Nemkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nemkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Nemkov throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett is looking to clinch but Nemkov is avoiding it.
Garrett misses with a body punch
and Nemkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nemkov missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garrett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nemkov slips under a jab.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Nemkov moved out of range nicely.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nemkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Nemkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nemkov doesn't seem bothered though. #T4#
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nemkov.
Nemkov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Nemkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Nemkov counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nemkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Nemkov defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Nemkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nemkov throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemkov! But no joy.
Nemkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nemkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Nemkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eduradr Nemkov dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Garrett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nemkov's head.
Nemkov swings widly with a right hand
and Garrett counters with a left to the body.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nemkov.
Nemkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garrett's head.
Nemkov slips a jab from Garrett.
Nemkov throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Nemkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemkov! But no joy.
Garrett digs a good body shot into Nemkov's ribs.
Nemkov misses with a double jab.
Garrett feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws the left hand but Nemkov avoids the punch easily.
Nemkov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nemkov throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Garrett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett slips a jab from Nemkov.#T1#
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Nemkov misses the jab.
Garrett stuns Nemkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Nemkov catches Garrett right on the button with a cross.
Nemkov throws the left hand but Garrett avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Nemkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nemkov.
Nemkov misses with a straight right.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett misses with a hook. Nemkov ducked under it nicely.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nemkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
Nemkov lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Nemkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Nemkov's head but Nemkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nemkov jabs Garrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett misses with a hook
and Nemkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nemkov connects with a single shot there.#ROC2#Garrett is rocked!
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Nemkov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Garrett! Nemkov dives in looking to finish! Garrett is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduradr Nemkov!
Eduradr Nemkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: C291: Lehto vs Marley
Date: Mar 31, 2024

#R1#
Garrett punishes Jukassa's body with a nice straight punch.
Garrett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garrett jabs at Jukassa's body.
Garrett lands a nice looking body shot.
Jukassa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Jukassa misses.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Jukassa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Garrett pushes Jukassa up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jukassa.
Jukassa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Jukassa.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Jukassa breaks from the clinch.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jukassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Garrett lands with a cross.
Jukassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrett.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jukassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jukassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Garrett misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukassa moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett throws a body punch but Jukassa moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Garrett misses
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
Nice shot lands for Garrett.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukassa.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jukassa moves away.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Jukassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Garrett finds it's way through Jukassa's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukassa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garrett counters with a right hand to the body. #T4#
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett misses with a left hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Garrett misses
and Jukassa counters with a left to the body.
Garrett throws a jab when Jukassa was well out of range.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett swings for the body but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrett.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Jukassa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garrett misses with a hook. Jukassa ducked under it nicely.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garrett swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bo Garrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukassa is just out of range.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Jukassa slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa slips under a jab.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Jukassa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garrett to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Garrett does it's job there.#T1#
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garrett with a body shot.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Garrett misses its target.
Garrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jukassa.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Jukassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Jukassa is looking for the big counter here.
Jukassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett lands a nice hook to Jukassa's body. Jukassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garrett takes a swing at Jukassa's ribcage but misses.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jukassa keeps the fight on the outside.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Garrett misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Garrett clinches. #T3##BC2#
Jukassa breaks the clinch.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Jukassa's head but Jukassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
A big right from Garrett misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Garrett throws a jab when Jukassa was well out of range.
Garrett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
Garrett wants to clinch.#T4#
Jukassa takes one to the side of the head.
Jukassa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrett finds it's way round the side to connect with Jukassa's head.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Jukassa.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that second round.
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!#R3#
Jukassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Jukassa.
Garrett darts in trying to clinch
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jukassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a three punch combo that has Garrett backing up. Garrett nods at Jukassa to acknowledge the strikes.
Jukassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garrett, as that shot connected.
Garrett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zett Jukassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Jukassa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jukassa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jukassa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Garrett.
Garrett throws a combination that misses
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrett tries to clinch up but Jukassa circles away and keeps his distance.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garrett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garrett cracks Jukassa with a good jab.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Jukassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jukassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukassa misses with a body shot. #T4#
Jukassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Jukassa takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Garrett rushes Jukassa and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Jukassa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand #KD2#
and Jukassa counters with a nice right hand that sends Garrett toppling to the canvas! Garrett scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jukassa finish him?!#ROC2#Garrett is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Bo Garrett has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Garrett coming out on top.#CL#
Garrett rushes Jukassa and presses him up against the cage.
Jukassa lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zett Jukassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garrett 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: C289: Albatross vs Cheese
Date: Mar 24, 2024

#R1#
Garrett takes one on the button.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuznetsov lands a two punch combo. #CL#
Garrett gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
Garrett has Kuznetsov pressed against the cage.
Garrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuznetsovs head.
Kuznetsov just leaning against Garrett, taking a breather.
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 throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garrett is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuznetsov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Kuznetsov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garrett stalling.
Garrett takes a knee right on the jaw! #T1#
Garrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett lands a body shot.
Garrett looking for a takedown.
Garrett lands with a short shot to the head.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garrett lands a body shot. #BC#
Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD2#
Garrett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Kuznetsov is trying to get back to full guard.
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 slips a nice elbow through Kuznetsov's hands, connecting with Kuznetsov's forehead.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Garrett wants to work for an arm triangle but Kuznetsov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Garrett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kuznetsov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garrett.
Garrett with the ground and pound but Kuznetsov uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T3#
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrett throws a strike but Kuznetsov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Kuznetsov is stalling in the full guard.
Garrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrett, not yet.
Kuznetsov looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Garrett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuznetsov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuznetsov stopping the sweep attempt from Garrett.
Kuznetsov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garrett is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kuznetsov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett feints the counter takedown.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kuznetsov connects with the punch.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Garrett back to the cage. Kuznetsov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov misses with a combination
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Garrett has closed the distance and engaged Kuznetsov in a clinch. #BC#
Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Garrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garrett's head backwards.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov. #CL#
Kuznetsov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garrett, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Garrett blocks with his arms.
Garrett lands a right hand.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Garrett is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Kuznetsov presses Garrett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
Garrett lands with a cross.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrett misses with a wild combination.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T2#
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!
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Garrett moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a low kick, looking for Garrett's leg but Garrett calmly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.#CL#
Kuznetsov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuznetsov pushes off an throws an elbow but Garrett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Garrett. #BC#
Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Garrett circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuznetsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrett works Kuznetsov's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Kuznetsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Garrett blocks with his arms.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Garrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow just above Garrett 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Bo Garrett has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Garrett.
Garrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the body.
Garrett is breathing heavily.#T4#
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Kuznetsov on the inside.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Garrett is blocking nicely.
Garrett avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Garrett is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garrett.
Garrett digs a right hand into Kuznetsov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuznetsov's gas tank.
Garrett lands a left hand.
Kuznetsov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett scores with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Garrett blocks with his arms.
Alexander Kuznetsov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garrett is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrett.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Garrett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Garrett throws a good cross that connects.
A jab lands there for Garrett.#CL#
Kuznetsov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garrett, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrett.
Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Garrett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garrett is keeping busy.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Garrett. #T1#
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
A frustrated look appears on Kuznetsov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garrett prevents Kuznetsov from breaking the clinch.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett lands a damaging elbow.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuznetsov taking a breather.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Garrett is blocking nicely.
Garrett lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Garrett working aggressively here.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett is working for takedown but Kuznetsov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett is looking for a takedown.
Garrett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garrett as Kuznetsov tries to tie him up.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Garrett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuznetsov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alexander Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Nice body punch from Garrett - that landed with a thud.
Garrett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuznetsov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garrett is leaning against Kuznetsov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garrett tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Garrett blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards. #TD2#
Garrett gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kuznetsov regains guard.
Garrett is in close to Kuznetsov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kuznetsov wants to stand and escape but Garrett is having none of it. #T4#
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuznetsov has wrist control.
Garrett cracks Kuznetsov with a solid left hand.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
Garrett is working Kuznetsov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garrett looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuznetsov controlling Garrett's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bo Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garrett distracts Kuznetsov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Garrett.
I think Kuznetsov 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kuznetsov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Kuznetsov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C283: Matsuzaka vs Talvela II
Date: Mar 03, 2024

#R1#
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Garrett misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Garrett walks into a jab.#T1##KD2#
Wilson lands a left and a right that send Garrett crashing to the mat, dazed. Wilson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Garrett is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Bo Garrett has been cut.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Garrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett seems to have got his legs back now.
Garrett sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Wilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wilson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#CL#
Garrett closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Wilson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
A nice side step and Wilson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Garrett slips under a jab from Wilson.
A little feinted left hand from Garrett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilson! But no joy.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Wilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.#T3#
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garrett's head backwards.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.
Garrett scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Wilson connects with a jab.
Garrett misses the body punch #KD2#
and Wilson counters with a nice right hand that sends Garrett toppling to the canvas! Garrett scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wilson finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garrett is looking to clinch.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrett tries to clinch but Wilson moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
Garrett gets a clinch. #T4##BC2#
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson slips under a jab from Garrett.
Wilson unleashes a big counter combination but Garrett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Garrett blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Nice shot lands for Garrett.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Wilson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garrett is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett misses with an uppercut #KD2#
and Wilson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Garrett! Wilson lets Garrett back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blade Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Garrett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Garrett defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garrett lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson tries to move into range but Garrett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garrett avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Garrett moves out of range of the body kick.
Garrett tries to counter by clinching up but Wilson breaks away and moves out of range.
Garrett throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garrett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#KD2#
Wilson lands a big uppercut and Garrett crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Garrett looks OK. Wilson waves Garrett back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson staying out of range there.#T1#
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a huge left! Garrett is in big trouble! He's backing up but Wilson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Garrett from any more damage. A dominating finish by Wilson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blade Wilson!
A victorious Blade Wilson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WVT 223: Williams v Matikainen
Date: Feb 16, 2024

#R1#
Tragedy missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garrett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tragedy.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tragedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Garrett.
A low kick from Tragedy misses
and Garrett counters with a straight right hand.
Garrett walks into a straight right hand from Tragedy.
Garrett slips a jab and a cross from Tragedy.
Tragedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garrett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tragedy throws a leg kick #TD#
and Garrett counters with a single leg into guard. Tragedy didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Tragedy has wrist control.
Tragedy wants to get back to his feet but Garrett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garrett is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tran MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Garrett throws a strike but Tragedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Garrett is pulling down on Tragedy's head to control his posture.
Tragedy won't allow Garrett to sweep him here.
Garrett seems keen to control Tragedy's posture.
Tragedy is looking to stand up but Garrett won't let him.
Garrett is pulling down on Tragedy's head to control his posture. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garrett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tragedy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garrett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Tragedy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Tragedy has wrist control.#T3#
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett postures up in Tragedy's guard and throws a big left but Tragedy blocks it.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett throws a strike but Tragedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Tragedy wants to get up but he can't break Garrett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garrett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garrett is on top in guard. #REVR#
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Tragedy blocks nicely. #T4#
Garrett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tragedy's head.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett distracts Tragedy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Tragedy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Tragedy!#REVB#
Garrett is controlling Tragedy's posture.
Garrett continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tragedy misses with a hook.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Tragedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Garrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tragedy can do to turn this around?
Tragedy misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tragedy. #TD#
Garrett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tragedy to the ground. Garrett is now in Tragedy's guard.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tragedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tragedy's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.#SUB#
Garrett drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tragedy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tragedy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tragedy! #REVB#
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!
Tragedy working away.#T1#
Tragedy wants to stand but Garrett has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Garrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrett, not yet.
Tragedy wants to get up but he can't break Garrett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrett, not yet. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tragedy is looking to stand up but Garrett won't let him.
Garrett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SU2#
Tragedy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tragedy lands a nice looking body shot.
Tragedy throws a series of punches but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tragedy.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Tragedy is just out of range.
Garrett jabs at Tragedy's body.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tragedy throws out the jab.
Garrett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T3#
Tragedy blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tragedy! But no joy.
Tragedy misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tragedy. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett dodges the punch combination from Tragedy.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tragedy.
Trage Tragedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garrett swings for the body but Tragedy moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Tragedy. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tragedy manages to circle out of the way.
Tragedy throws a nice looking combination but Garrett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tragedy throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Garrett counters with a shoot takedown. Tragedy fights it but they end up in guard.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett is working Tragedy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#ES2#
Tragedy has his feet on Garrett's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tragedy throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tragedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tragedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Tragedy looks to land a combination but Garrett avoids it well.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tragedy just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Garrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD#
Garrett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garrett connects with a couple of short punches.
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 Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tragedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tragedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tragedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett. #TD#
Garrett dives in and scores a takedown into Tragedy's guard.
Tragedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett is in close to Tragedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tragedy wants to stand but Garrett is controlling the position.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tragedy's head.#T1#
Garrett is in close to Tragedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett prevents Tragedy from getting back to his feet.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Tragedy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Tragedy!#REVB#
Tragedy preventing the sweep.
Garrett is pulling down on Tragedy's head to control his posture.
Tragedy wants to stand but Garrett has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T2#
Tragedy won't allow Garrett to sweep him here.
Garrett seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Garrett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tragedy is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trage Tragedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrett scores with a nice head shot.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tragedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tragedy throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
Garrett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tragedy did well to prevent Garrett getting side control.
Garrett working Tragedy over with strikes.
Garrett throwing shots but Tragedy is blocking nicely.
Tragedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
Garrett trying to control the action but Tragedy is working from the bottom. #T4#
Garrett throwing shots but Tragedy is blocking nicely.
Garrett throwing shots but Tragedy is blocking nicely.
Garrett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tragedy missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WVT 214: Johnson v Minoru
Date: Jan 24, 2024

#R1#
Garrett moves out of range as Erdogan strikes.
Erdogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garrett. That did some damage!
Erdogan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Garrett scores with a shot to the body.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erdogan.
It looked like Erdogan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garrett.
Erdogan loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Garrett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Erdogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrett misses with a shot to the body
and Erdogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Garrett finds it's way through Erdogan's defenses.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erdogan.#CL2#
Garrett has Erdogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Garrett is trying to trip Erdogan. He has hold of a leg but Erdogan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Garrett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Erdogan pushes Garrett off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T1#
Garrett throws a hook but Erdogan blocks it.
A left lands for Erdogan.
Nice uppercut there from Garrett.
Garrett throws a body punch but Erdogan moves out of range.
Erdogan thinks about countering with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Erdogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erdogan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Erdogan throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrett swings widly with a right hand
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Erdogan slips a straight right by Garrett.
Garrett tries to clinch there but Erdogan circles away.
Erdogan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Garrett swings widly with a right hand
letting Erdogan counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Garrett misses
and Erdogan counters with a straight right hand.
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett scores with a jab to the body.
Erdogan just misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Erdogan napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Erdogan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Erdogan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Erdogan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erdogan feinted there with a counter leg kick.#TD2#
Garrett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Erdogan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett scores with punches from side control. #T3#
Garrett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Erdogan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Erdogan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garrett with the ground and pound but Erdogan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Erdogan's head.
Erdogan pushes Garrett off looking to stand but Garrett dives back in and keeps control.
Garrett is nestled in close to Erdogan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrett stops Erdogan from getting back to his feet. #ES#
Erdogan kicks off Garrett and gets to his feet.
Erdogan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erdogan manages to avoid it.
Erdogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Erdogan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Erdogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Erdogan counters with an inside leg kick.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Erdogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Garrett drives through and clinches with Erdogan against the cage.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erdogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Erdogan digs a right hand underneath Garrett's ribcage. Garrett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garrett is trying to drag Erdogan to the mat but Erdogan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Erdogan avoids the elbow strike from Garrett, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Erdogan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garrett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erdogan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Erdogan defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Erdogan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garrett's knee momentarily.
Erdogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Erdogan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garrett throws the left hand but Erdogan avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Erdogan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erdogan. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erdogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Erdogan with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Erdogan.
Mustafa Erdogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett slips a straight right by Erdogan.
Erdogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Erdogan misses the jab.
Erdogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett lands an overhand right.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Erdogan misses with a body shot.
Garrett is looking to clinch.
Garrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Garrett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Erdogan defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Erdogan misses the target.
Garrett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Erdogan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mustafa Erdogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Erdogan counters with a right hand to the body.
Erdogan misses with a low kick.
Garrett slips a jab and a cross from Erdogan.
Garrett cracks Erdogan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erdogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett throws out a counter right but Erdogan avoids it with no problem.
Erdogan avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Erdogan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Erdogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Garrett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Erdogan moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Erdogan misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
Erdogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Garrett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garrett throws a body punch but Erdogan moves out of range.
Erdogan misses with a wild body shot.
Erdogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
As Erdogan backs off Garrett throws a huge counter combo but Erdogan manages to avoid it all.
Erdogan lands a jab to the nose.
Erdogan misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Erdogan's guard.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett prevents Erdogan from getting back to his feet.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Erdogan blocks nicely.
Garrett prevents Erdogan from getting back to his feet.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Erdogan wants to stand and escape but Garrett is having none of it.
Erdogan keeping full guard, as Garrett tries to pass. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Erdogan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Garrett lands an uppercut.
A short left from Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a right hand.
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 Mustafa Erdogan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Jab from Garrett.
Garrett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Erdogan counters with a head kick that drops Garrett to the mat! Garrett scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Garrett is rocked!
Erdogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Erdogan finish him?
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Erdogan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Erdogan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Garrett right on the button. Garrett goes down! Erdogan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Erdogan gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 210: Fedetenko v Shida
Date: Jan 13, 2024

#R1#
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Briggs saw that one coming.
Garrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garrett wants it to stay on the feet.
Briggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Nice shot by Briggs.
Briggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Briggs.
Briggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrett.
Jab by Garrett.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garrett showed some decent athleticism there.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Briggs's head.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Briggs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Briggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garrett on the ground.
Garrett is nestled in close to Briggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Briggs desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Garrett throws a strike but Briggs avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Briggs blocks nicely.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs keeping full guard, as Garrett tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Briggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Briggs, not yet.
Briggs has his hands on Garrett's head, controlling the position.
Briggs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett is working Briggs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Briggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Briggs wants to sweep here but Garrett controlling him for the moment.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Briggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab. #T3#
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Briggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Briggs misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Briggs misses with a hook
and Garrett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs tries to move into range but Garrett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett throws a hook but Briggs blocks it.
Briggs misses with a looping left.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Garrett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett dodges the punch combination from Briggs. #T4#
Briggs swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Briggs has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garrett backs up against the cage.
Macka Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett cracks Briggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Briggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrett throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs takes one to the side of the head.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Briggs throws out the jab.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Garrett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Briggs!

Briggs throws Garrett to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Briggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Briggs.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Briggs scores with a one two! Garrett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Briggs is just out of range.
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Briggs counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Briggs is looking to counter punch.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrett circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Briggs's shoulder, as Briggs tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
Nice defenses there by Briggs.#T1#
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Briggs ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Garrett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Briggs.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Briggs misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Briggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Briggs.
Garrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Briggs misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Garrett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garrett walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garrett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
Briggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett walks into a left hand.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Briggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Briggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garrett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Garrett circles away easily
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
Briggs throws a right and a left that Garrett avoids nicely.
Garrett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Briggs with a body shot.#T3#
Briggs misses with a straight right.
Briggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Briggs drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Briggs moved out of range nicely.
Briggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett throws a series of punches but Briggs moves out of range.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Briggs's head but Briggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Briggs misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
A punch lands to the side of Briggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Briggs. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Briggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Briggs.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body. #KD#
Briggs drops his shoulder and cracks Garrett with a huge uppercut! Garrett goes down! Can Briggs finish him? #ROC#Garrett is rocked!
Briggs throwing strikes from guard but Garrett blocks nicely.
Garrett is still in real trouble! Can Briggs finish him?
Briggs throws an elbow that misses. Garrett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Briggs's guard. Nice move by Garrett!#REVB#
Garrett seems to have recovered his senses.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett postures up in Briggs's guard and throws a big left but Briggs blocks it.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macka Briggs dominated that second round.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Briggs shoots and misses
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Briggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Garrett staying out of range there.
Briggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett lands a jab.
Briggs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrett tries to avoid it but Briggs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrett to the ground. Garrett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Briggs misses with a body punch
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Briggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garrett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Briggs somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Briggs moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garrett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Briggs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garrett is trying to ground and pound but Briggs uses the momentary lack of control by Garrett to regain half guard.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Briggs uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound. #T2#
Briggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Briggs has wrist control.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett looking to sit in guard and control but Briggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Garrett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Briggs works over Garrett with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett controlling Briggs's posture. #T3#
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Briggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Briggs!#REVR#
Briggs postures up.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Briggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Briggs postures up in Garrett's guard and throws a big left but Garrett blocks it. #T4#
Briggs wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
Briggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett controlling Briggs's posture.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Briggs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Briggs is looking to stall here but Garrett recovers full guard.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrett 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 202: Haggar v Anderson
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
Fabinho lunges at Garrett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garrett's hand.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roberto Fabinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Fabinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fabinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Fabinho.
Fabinho with a nice cross.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fabinho darts in looking for a takedown but Garrett gets double underhooks and turns Fabinho into the cage.
Fabinho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fabinho misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Fabinho tightens his grip and picks Garrett up, before dumping him to the ground. Garrett manages to land in guard.
Garrett pulls Fabinho in close to his closed guard and prevents Fabinho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fabinho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Garrett pulls Fabinho in close to his closed guard and prevents Fabinho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fabinho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garrett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fabinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrett swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Fabinho moved out of range nicely.
Garrett scores with a body shot.
Garrett lands a jab to Fabinho's midsection.#T2#
Garrett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fabinho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice cross by Garrett.
Garrett cracks Fabinho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fabinho wants to clinch.
Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabinho.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabinho works Garrett's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Fabinho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garrett sprawls well initially but Fabinho persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fabinho thows a huge punch but Garrett dodges it nicely.
Fabinho trying to advance position but Garrett counters by regaining guard.
Garrett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Garrett distracts Fabinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fabinho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garrett's guard. #REVR#
Fabinho 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.
Fabinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fabinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett is staying active underneath Fabinho, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Fabinho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fabinho.
Garrett wants to get back to full guard but Fabinho has mounted him!#T4#
Garrett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Garrett wants to control but Fabinho is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Fabinho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garrett trying to hold on to Fabinho's head to control him but Fabinho postures up.
Fabinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Fabinho misses with a body shot.
Fabinho shoots in for a double leg but Garrett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fabinho scores with a jab to the head.
Garrett misses with a straight right. #TD#
Garrett gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fabinho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garrett holds on and takes a little breather.
Fabinho throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Garrett is controlling Fabinho's posture.
Garrett's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Fabinho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garrett won't allow Fabinho to pass to mount. #T2#
Garrett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fabinho.
Fabinho works his way into side control.
Garrett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fabinho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garrett sneaks back into half guard.
Garrett is not content to let Fabinho control the position.#SUB#
Fabinho is working for a submission of some sort.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?#T3##SUB#
Fabinho is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Fabinho is working for a kimura but Garrett is defending it quite comfortably.
Garrett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fabinho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fabinho's back!#T4#
Fabinho tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Garrett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fabinho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fabinho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fabinho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Fabinho uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fabinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabinho, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrett works over Fabinho with some ground and pound from guard.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Fabinho dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Fabinho saw that one coming.
Fabinho defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Fabinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Fabinho avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Fabinho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Garrett. No joy for Fabinho on that attempt.
Fabinho closes the distance but Garrett moves to the side
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fabinho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Garrett counters by moving into the clinch.
Fabinho prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Fabinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garrett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fabinho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Fabinho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fabinho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fabinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Garrett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Fabinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fabinho misses with a takedown #TD2#
so Garrett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fabinho has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fabinho's head.
Garrett chips away with some ground and pound.
Garrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Garrett lands a couple of digs.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roberto Fabinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fabinho's head.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ROC2#Fabinho is rocked!
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Fabinho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fabinho seems to have got his legs back now.
Garrett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Garrett working the head with strikes.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Fabinho is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garrett connects with a decent elbow.
Fabinho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fabinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garrett tries to roll over but Fabinho keeps him under control.
Fabinho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garrett's head. #T3#
Garrett wants to control but Fabinho passes into side. #SUB#
Fabinho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Garrett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garrett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fabinho is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garrett trying to control here.
Fabinho controlling the action here.
Bo Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fabinho 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Fabinho!
Our winner, Roberto Fabinho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: WVT 197: Dracul v Minoru
Date: Dec 15, 2023

#R1#
Dickons looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Dickons lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Garrett as he connects with a hook.
Dickons throws out a leg kick but Garrett moves out of range and Dickons only half commits.
Dickons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Dickons ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dickons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickons is just out of range.
Dickons ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
We've been hearing reports that Dickons has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dickons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett scores with a shot to the body.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Dickons.
Dickons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickons jabs Garrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickons moves away.
Dickons throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dickons lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dickons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike.
Dickons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garrett is defending well for now.
Dickons misses with the head strike.
Dickons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett tries to work over Dickons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dickons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickons tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Dickons back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Garrett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Dickons.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett lands a body shot.
Dickons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Dickons wants to stall.
Garrett misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garrett.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickons backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickons tries to break free but Garrett pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Dickons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrett on the side of the head.
Dickons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrett fails to land the takedown.
Dickons quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dickons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garrett.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dickons.
Dickons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Nice defenses there by Dickons.
Dickons is looking to wear down Garrett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Dickons. #T3#
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickons.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garrett cracks Dickons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Garrett moves into the clinch.
Dickons taking a breather.
Dickons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickons.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Dickons controls the action.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickons letting Garrett take a breather here.
Dickons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garrett trying to stall but Dickons improves his position.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickons tries to stall but Garrett uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T4#
Dickons struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garrett.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickons misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Dickons manages to break the clinch.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickons. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Dickons throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Garrett wants to counter with a clinch but Dickons pushes him away.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickons is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garrett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickons is just out of range.
Garrett misses with a hook. Dickons ducked under it nicely.
Dickons avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Dickons blocks a jab.
Dickons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garrett eats them both and turns towards Dickons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jovan Dickons will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Dickons gets tackled into the cage by Garrett. Garrett maintains the clinch.
Garrett stalls.
Dickons misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dickons.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike.
Dickons taking a breather.
Dickons trying to stall but Garrett improves his position.
Dickons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickons doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Dickons breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Garrett moves into the clinch.
Dickons misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickons tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickons wants to get back to striking at distance but Garrett won't allow it.
Garrett dodges an elbow strike from Dickons.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Dickons slows down the pace here.
A short right from Garrett. #T1#
A body shot lands from Garrett.
Garrett has Dickons pressed against the cage, preventing Dickons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dickons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett lands a left hand.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Dickons blocks an uppercut.
Garrett lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garrett lands with a left to the head.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Dickons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrett or not.
Bo Garrett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garrett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garrett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dickons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickonss head.
Garrett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Garrett.
Garrett is leaning against Dickons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dickons fails to land.
Dickons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett stalling in the clinch but Dickons improves position.
Garrett works on Dickons's body with a couple of short punches.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garrett.
Dickons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickons struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Dickons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garrett is working Dickons over against the cage.
A short right from Garrett on the inside.
Garrett scores with a shot to the side of Dickons's head.
Dickons tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Garrett.
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dickons misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Dickons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickons moves away.
Jovan Dickons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Dickons misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Dickons misses.
Garrett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dickons with a body shot.
Garrett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dickons misses.
Dickons misses with a jab to the body
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickons throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Dickons walks into a jab.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Garrett moves into range and clinches up with Dickons.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Dickons tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Dickons back against the cage. #T4#
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickons.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Dickons controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickonss head.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickons throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Dickons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Garrett.
Dickons pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garrett tries to work over Dickons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Dickons avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Dickons.
Dickons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garrett lands an uppercut.
Garrett is pushing Dickons up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dickons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Garrett scores with a punch to the head.
Dickons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Dickons throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrett jabs at Dickons's body.
Dickons takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickons.
Garrett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Dickons lands a glancing blow to the side of Garrett's head.
Garrett tries to clinch but Dickons is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Dickons.
Dickons misses with a body punch
and Garrett counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrett lands a nice hook to Dickons's body. Dickons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Garrett clinches. #T1#
A hook to the body from Garrett.
Garrett pushes Dickons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett lands with a right to the head.
Garrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dickons backwards.
Garrett works on Dickons's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Garrett.
Garrett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dickons or not.
Garrett lands a body punch.
Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dickons backwards.
Garrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickonss head.
A shot in the inside from Garrett.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickons backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett is leaning against Dickons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett is leaning against Dickons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Dickons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dickons as Garrett tries to tie him up.
Garrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garrett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickonss head.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett tries to work over Dickons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Garrett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dickons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett lands a right hand.
Garrett lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickons backwards.
Dickons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garrett lands a body shot.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike.
Garrett lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Dickons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dickons trying to stall but Garrett improves his position.
Dickons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Garrett - that landed with a thud.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickons.
Dickons prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Garrett.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickons backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garrett.
Dickons blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett lands a body shot.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
Dickons is trying to stall.
Garrett is leaning against Dickons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Dickons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garrett lands with a short shot to the head.
Garrett goes for a takedown attempt but Dickons pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dickons throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Garrett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garrett.
Dickons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickons tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickons controls his hands.
Dickons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dickons backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garrett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 189: Andrei v Hagger 3
Date: Nov 25, 2023

#R1#
Potku misses with a body shot.
Potku lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Potku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrett shoots in but Potku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Potku looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garrett slips under a jab.
Potku misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
Potku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garrett jabs Potku right on the nose. Potku blinks but takes it well.
Potku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrett scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Potku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Potku loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potku throws a leg kick but Garrett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potku throws a leg kick
and Garrett counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Garrett slips under a jab.
Potku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potku manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws a hook but Potku avoids it easily.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Garrett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Garrett throws a body punch but Potku moves out of range.
Kurki Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garrett. That did some damage!
Garrett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Potku throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Garrett lands a jab to Potku's midsection.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potku throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potku.
Potku avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Garrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Potku circles away.
Potku misses with an uppercut
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Potku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett slips a jab from Potku.
Garrett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
An inside leg kick lands from Potku.
Garrett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potku misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garrett throwing a counter right hand but Potku manages to avoid it.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Potku saw that one coming.
Potku throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrett.
Garrett throws a body punch but Potku moves out of range.
Potku misses with a body shot.
Potku connects with an inside leg kick.
Garrett stuns Potku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Potku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garrett has time to react.
Potku throws an off balance right hand
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
Potku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
Garrett throws a hook but Potku blocks it.
Potku throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Potku ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett goes for a double leg but Potku avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Potku continues to drive forward.
Garrett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potku.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garrett.
Potku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Garrett pushes Potku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Potku breaks the clinch.
Kurki Potku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett wants to clinch up but Potku keeps it at a distance.
Potku misses with a head kick. #CL#
Garrett closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Potku avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Potku manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Garrett misses.
Garrett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potku.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Garrett throws the left hand but Potku avoids the punch easily.
Potku let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Garrett has Potku up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potku scores with a shoulder strike.
Potku swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett lands with a left to the head.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potku's elbow. #BC2#
Potku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potku throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Potku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Potku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garrett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Garrett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Potku misses.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Potku misses with a body shot #CL#
and Garrett counters by clinching up.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Potku on the inside.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Potku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potku throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Potku misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potku throws out the jab. #CL#
Garrett takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Potku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Potku.
Potku misses with a head kick.
Potku scores with a hook.
Potku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett slips a straight right by Potku.
Garrett is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Potku.
Garrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Potku.
Potku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett lands a nice hook to Potku's body. Potku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garrett thinking.
Potku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Potku lands a nice shot that snaps Garrett's head back. #T2#
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!
Garrett walks into a jab.
Garrett moves out of range of the body kick.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Potku.
Potku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Potku keeps the fight on the outside.
Potku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Potku throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Potku throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrett.
Potku moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Potku missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potku swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Potku digs a good body shot into Garrett's ribs.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Garrett lands a head shot.
Potku looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.#T3#
Potku slips a jab from Garrett.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potku misses with a straight left.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Potku.
Garrett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Potku lands a really nice looking cross but Garrett seems unphased.
Garrett takes one to the chin there.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Garrett swings widly with a right hand
and Potku counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Potku misses
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Potku misses.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Potku.
Potku throws a body shot but no joy.
Potku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Potku misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Garrett counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Potku manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Potku misses.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurki Potku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrett circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Potku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Potku throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Potku to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Potku misses its intended target.
Potku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potku.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potku.
Potku throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Potku throws a big shot that misses.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kurki Potku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Garrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Potku lands a nice looking body kick.
Potku lands with a cross.
Garrett scores with a decent looking hook.
Potku with a hook.
Potku looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
It looked like Garrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Potku looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Garrett darts in and clinches Potku up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Potku controls the action.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Potku.
Garrett scores with a hook to the body.
Potku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garrett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Potku can turn it around.#BC2#
Potku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Potku has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potku throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Garrett throws a body punch but Potku moves out of range.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett tries to counter by clinching up but Potku breaks away and moves out of range.
Potku misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.#CL#
Garrett moves into range and clinches up with Potku.#BC2#
Potku breaks the clinch.
Potku throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Garrett.
Potku throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Potku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garrett.
Potku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Garrett swings for the body but Potku moves out of range.
Potku tries to move into range but Garrett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
Potku jabs Garrett right on the nose. Garrett blinks but takes it well.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Potku ducks down to avoid it.
Potku throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Potku throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Potku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
Potku connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Garrett.
Garrett lands with a nice body punch.
Potku looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potku misses with a looping right.
Potku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potku throws an off balance right hand
and Garrett counters with a two punch combo.
Potku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrett with a nice cross.#T3#
Some wild striking there from Potku.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Potku throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potku fails to land with a series of punches.
Potku misses with a body shot.
Garrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Potku circles away.
Potku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garrett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Potku scrambles back to his feet.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
Garrett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Potku sprawls and moves away.
Potku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garrett moves in looking to clinch but Potku pushes him off.
Garrett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potku.
Garrett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
Potku misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Potku.
Potku moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett tests Potku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Potku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
Nice uppercut there from Potku.
Potku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garrett dives in and grabs Potku's left leg, looking for a takedown. Potku pushes down on Garrett's head and hops out.
Potku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Potku throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Potku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Potku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrett swings for the body but Potku moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurki Potku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Potku has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurki Potku!
Kurki Potku took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: WVT 184: Anderson v Andrei
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garrett circles away.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Garrett circles away.
Garrett slips under a jab from Gracie.
Garrett is looking to counter the offense by Gracie and move into the clinch.#CL#
Garrett instigates a clinch.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Garrett takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Bo Garrett has been cut.
Garrett dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Garrett keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #TD2#
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1##SUB2#
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garrett is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garrett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garrett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garrett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Gracie controls Garrett momentarily but Garrett frees himself. #SUB2#
Garrett is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Garrett is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Garrett is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bryan Gracie!
Bryan Gracie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: WVT 177: Anderson v Seanoa
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1#
Garrett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Garrett slips a jab from Luciano.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Garrett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garrett misses with a hook.
Luciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Antonio Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Garrett. #CL2#
Garrett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luciano, pushing him back against the cage.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
A short right from Garrett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luciano working aggressively here.
I was talking to Luciano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garrett goes for a takedown attempt but Luciano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Luciano throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Garrett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garrett steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Luciano.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Garrett counter with a right hand. #T1#
A big right from Luciano misses.
Luciano moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrett counters with a nice body shot.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Luciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garrett's head.
Antonio Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett lands a jab.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Garrett clinches up with Luciano and pushes him back against the cage.
Garrett lands a body shot.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Garrett tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Garrett.
Garrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Luciano throws an elbow but it misses.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Luciano lands with a left to the head.
Garrett tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrett.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Luciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett misses with a body punch. #T3#
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucianos head.
Garrett presses Luciano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Luciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Luciano controls the action.
Nice body punch from Garrett - that landed with a thud. #T4#
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Garrett - that landed with a thud.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Garrett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Luciano.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett leaning against his opponent.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett blocking some punches.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Garrett counters with a takedown into side control.
Garrett lands a few punches from side control.
Garrett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Garrett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Luciano dodges the ground and pound from Garrett.
Luciano wants to control but Garrett postures up.
Garrett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Garrett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garrett is working Luciano over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett is putting a hurting on Luciano here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Garrett in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Luciano is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bo Garrett!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Garrett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WVT 171: Vitali v Creed
Date: Oct 14, 2023

#R1#
Garrett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett misses the jab.
Ruttu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruttu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garrett.
Ruttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruttu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Ruttu throws a low kick, looking for Garrett's leg but Garrett calmly moves out of range.
Garrett works Ruttu's body with a nice hook.
Ruttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruttu throws a big shot that misses.
Ruttu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
A low kick lands for Ruttu.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrett misses the target.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruttu.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruttu.
Garrett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruttu counters with a left and a right that stings Garrett.
Garrett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reino Ruttu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruttu finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrett's head.
Ruttu throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Ruttu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruttu throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ruttu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruttu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruttu.
Garrett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Garrett slips a straight right by Ruttu.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Ruttu misses #TD#
and Garrett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
Ruttu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
Ruttu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garrett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruttu tries to kick Garrett off but Garrett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garrett lands a nice short elbow.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
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 with a punch from half guard.
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 scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ruttu taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard. #T3#
Garrett thows a huge punch but Ruttu dodges it nicely.
Garrett working over Ruttu with some ground and pound. Ruttu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garrett winds up and cracks Ruttu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruttu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garrett is working away from the top position though.
Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ruttu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruttu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ruttu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garrett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garrett thows a huge punch but Ruttu dodges it nicely.
Garrett lands strikes 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.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruttu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garrett thows a huge punch but Ruttu dodges it nicely.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ruttu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Ruttu's head.
Garrett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garrett is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruttu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Ruttu's hands, connecting with Ruttu's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Ruttu's temple.
Nice strikes from Garrett there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ruttu to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruttu wants to stand and escape but Garrett is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Ruttu throws a sloppy body shot #TD#
and Garrett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ruttu is adopting a defensive guard.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett with a nice head shot there.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Ruttu blocks nicely.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garrett chips away with some ground and pound.
Garrett postures up in Ruttu's guard and throws a big left but Ruttu blocks it. #T1#
Garrett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruttu is keeping the position for now.
Ruttu has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
Garrett connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruttu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Ruttu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett wants to pass the guard but Ruttu is keeping the position.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruttu has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruttu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Garrett advances position into side control!
Garrett working away.
Garrett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
Garrett working the head with strikes.
Ruttu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Garrett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ruttu struggling a bit here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruttu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruttu is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Ruttu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garrett looks up at the clock and then as Ruttu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garrett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #T3#
Ruttu tries to improve position but can't.
Garrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttu can do to turn this around?
Garrett cracks Ruttu with a big elbow.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Garrett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garrett scoring with punches from side control. #ROC#Ruttu is rocked!
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Ruttu is still in real trouble! Can Garrett finish him?
Ruttu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garrett connects with a decent elbow.
Ruttu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garrett connects with a decent elbow.
Garrett lands a strong strike to the head of Ruttu. That's dazed him! Garrett looking to finish here. Ruttu is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Garrett lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!
Our winner, Bo Garrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: WVT 166: Halsti v Thibbs Jr
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1#
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Creed half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Garrett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Creed counters with a nice leg kick.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Creed counters with a right hand to the body.
Creed blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Garrett forces Creed back against the cage and clinches.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed lands an uppercut.#T1#
Garrett lands with a light punch inside.
Creed blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creed pushes Garrett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrett.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Garrett cracks Creed with a nice body shot.
Garrett tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Creed.
Garrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Creed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Creed.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Creed.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed prevents a body shot from Garrett. #T2#
Garrett misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Creed blocking some punches.
Creed lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Creed.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creed blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Creed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Creed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Creed is defending well.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Garrett on the inside.
A short right from Garrett on the inside.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Creed is keeping busy.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Creed. #T3#
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett digs a right hand into Creed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Creed's gas tank.
Garrett tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Creed tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creed's elbow.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed lands a nice uppercut.
Creed working aggressively here.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Creed blocking some punches.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Garrett looks winded!
Garrett taking a breather.
Creed lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
Creed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed scores with a shoulder strike.
Creed is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Creed lands a body punch.
Creed lands a left hand.
Creed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#Garrett is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Creed pushes Garrett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Creed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garrett.
A nice right hand lands inside from Creed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Garrett with a big uppercut! Garrett tries to clinch up but Creed pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Garrett to the mat! Garrett covers up and Creed unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vernon Creed!
After the fight, Vernon Creed was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: WVT 158: Mathieu v Seanoa
Date: Sep 15, 2023

#R1#
Archer misses with a jab to the body
and Garrett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Archer thinking.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Archer.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Jonathan Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer throws a predictable looking body shot #CL2#
and Garrett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Archer.
Archer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garrett.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Garrett.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Archer stalling in the clinch but Garrett improves position.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrett.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Archer avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Archer blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Archer taking a breather.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett. #T2#
Garrett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Garrett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garrett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Archer after a bit of a struggle.
Archer pushes Garrett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Archer.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body punch. #T3#
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
Garrett lands a left hand.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer stalls.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Archer.
Garrett lands a body punch.
Garrett throws an elbow but it misses.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Archer.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Archer looking to slow down the pace here.
Garrett tries a body shot but Archer blocks it. #T4#
Archer blocking some punches.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer lands with a right to the head.
Garrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Archers head.
A short right from Garrett.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Archer lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
Archer blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Archer blocking some punches.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Archer controls the action.
Garrett cracks Archer with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Archer blocks a jab.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Archer's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Archer swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garrett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Archer loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Archer is out of range.
Archer attempts a counter takedown but Garrett avoids it well and moves away.
Archer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrett on the side of the head.
Archer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrett on the side of the head.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Archer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrett.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Archer throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
No joy there for Garrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Archer works the jab nicely.#T1#
Garrett punishes Archer's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer misses with an uppercut.
Archer sets himself, and Garrett steps forward looking for the clinch! Archer avoids it this time.
Archer lands with a cross.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Archer throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrett.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Garrett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #ROC#Garrett is rocked!
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Archer throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Archer misses with a jab to the body
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Archer throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Archer moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archer throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Archer is looking to wear down Garrett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Garrett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Archer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Archer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Archer lands a jab to the head.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Archer throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett scores with a jab to the head.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett. #T3#
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Archer closes the distance but Garrett moves to the side
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Archer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD2#
Garrett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garrett advances position into side control!
Garrett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Archer is avoiding damage well.
Garrett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Archer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garrett lands some shots froms side control.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett cracks Archer with a big right hand but Archer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Garrett in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Archer is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WVT 147: Ihantala v Kok
Date: Aug 25, 2023

#R1#
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jarvinen cracks Garrett with a good jab.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Jarvinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jarvinen throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Jarvinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarvinen is just out of range.
Jarvinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jarvinen scores with a body shot.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Garrett has Jarvinen up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Jarvinen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garrett throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Jarvinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Jarvinen.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett blocking some punches.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Jarvinen takes a shot to the head.
Garrett lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jarvinen.
A short body shot lands from Garrett as the two fighters clinch.
Garrett tries to work over Jarvinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Garrett tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Garrett looking to stall.
Jarvinen digs a right hand underneath Garrett's ribcage. Garrett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jarvinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Garrett tries to work over Jarvinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Jarvinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Garrett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jarvinen. #T3#
Jarvinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett cracks Jarvinen with a nice body shot.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Jarvinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jarvinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvinen's elbow.
Jarvinen tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvinen digs a right hand into Garrett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garrett's gas tank.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Garrett scores with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen tries to stall but Garrett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen lands a body punch.
Jarvinen tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Jarvinen has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Jarvinen dominated that round.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Garrett throws a jab when Jarvinen was well out of range.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Jarvinen throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvinen.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarvinen.
Garrett misses with a hook.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jarvinen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garrett.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
Garrett swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.#T1#
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Jarvinen is out of range.
Garrett takes one on the button.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Jarvinen instigates a clinch.
Jarvinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvinen's elbow.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jarvinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Jarvinen tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarvinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Garrett tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Garrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jarvinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Jarvinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jarvinen blocks a body shot from Garrett.
A short left from Jarvinen. #ROC2#Garrett is rocked!
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Oh Garrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett seems to have got his legs back now.
Jarvinen prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Jarvinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jarvinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett has Jarvinen pushed against the cage.
Jarvinen prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Jarvinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jarvinen. #T3#
Jarvinen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Garrett with a big uppercut! Garrett tries to clinch up but Jarvinen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Garrett to the mat! Garrett covers up and Jarvinen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arto Jarvinen!
Arto Jarvinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 143: Mathieu v Knox
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1#
Philippe lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garrett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Garrett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garrett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garrett prevents Philippe from escaping the position.
Garrett working the strikes but Philippe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Philippe is trying to stand back up but Garrett is controlling him
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe won't allow Garrett to pass to mount.
Philippe is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett winds up and cracks Philippe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett looks to land a strike but Philippe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Philippe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Garrett postures up in Philippe's guard and throws a big left but Philippe blocks it.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Philippe has wrist control.
Garrett won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Philippe staying out of range there.
It looked like Philippe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrett tries to clinch up.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe throws a counter high kick but Garrett was just alert enough to avoid it.
Garrett defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philippe. Philippe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Philippe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe dodges the ground and pound from Garrett.
Philippe defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett cracks Philippe with a big right hand but Philippe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Garrett working the head with strikes.
Garrett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garrett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T3#
Garrett in side control, throwing shots but Philippe defends.
An elbow from Garrett crashes against the mat.
Philippe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garrett.
Philippe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Garrett crashes against the mat.
Garrett working the ground and pound but Philippe is defending the strikes.
Garrett cracks Philippe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garrett is trying to ground and pound but Philippe uses the momentary lack of control by Garrett to regain half guard.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Philippe's temple.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Philippe to regain full guard. #T4#
Garrett lands a couple of digs.
Philippe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Philippe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Garrett is working Philippe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Philippe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garrett misses with a few strikes there.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Philippe throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Philippe drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett misses with a body shot
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe slips a straight right by Garrett.
Garrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Philippe momentarily.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett misses with a hook. Philippe ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
Philippe throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Philippe has knocked Garrett down with a huge combo! Philippe steps away and waves a wobbly Garrett back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Peguero Jean Philippe is winning the standup battle so far.
Philippe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garrett takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philippe.
Garrett takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
A jab from Philippe does it's job there.
Garrett throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
A lazy left from Garrett finds it's target.
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
A left lands for Philippe.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Garrett drives through with a takedown into Philippe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garrett throws a strike but Philippe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Garrett has control of Philippe's left arm, preventing Philippe from doing any damage.
Garrett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett is pulling down on Philippe's head. It's preventing any offense from Philippe, at least for the moment.
Garrett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Garrett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett wants to sweep but no luck.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Philippe throwing strikes from guard but Garrett blocks nicely.
Philippe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Philippe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Philippe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Philippe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Philippe throws a big counter combination but Garrett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Garrett there.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett slips under a jab.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Philippe is trying to defend but Garrett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett looks to land a strike but Philippe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Philippe wants to stand and escape but Garrett is having none of it.
Garrett stands up over Philippe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrett looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Philippe throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philippe's head. #T2#
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
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 trying to pass the guard but Philippe defending well.
Philippe pushes Garrett off looking to stand but Garrett dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Philippe's temple.
Garrett working Philippe over with strikes.
Garrett throwing shots but Philippe is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Philippe taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Philippe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrett.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Philippe has hold of Garrett's hands but Garrett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Philippe tries to kick Garrett off but Garrett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T4#
Garrett working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Philippe taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard. #ROC2#Philippe is rocked!
Philippe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrett.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett wants to pass the guard but Philippe is defending well.
Garrett working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Philippe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett winds up and cracks Philippe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philippe's head.
Philippe seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett wants to pass to mount but Philippe is defending the position.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Philippe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrett 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Garrett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WVT 131: Melondov v Joestar
Date: Jul 19, 2023

#R1#
Good exchange - Larkin coming out on top.
Larkin lands a leg kick that knocks Garrett off balance momentarily.
Larkin throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
And Garrett tries to counter it with a takedown but Larkin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Larkin counters with a head kick. That will keep Garrett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrett.
Larkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garrett.#CL2#
Garrett clinches up with Larkin and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Larkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Larkin avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage. #BC#
Larkin breaks the clinch. #T1#
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Larkin saw that one coming.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Larkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but Larkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Larkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garrett throws a body punch but Larkin moves out of range.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Larkin's head but Larkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Larkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Garrett clinches up against the cage.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Larkin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garrett scores with a jab to the head.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Larkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Garrett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett lands with a light punch inside.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Larkin. #T3#
Larkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larkin.
Larkin gets underhooks to prevent Garrett's takedown attempt.
Donnie Larkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett has Larkin pushed against the cage.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larkin as Garrett tries to tie him up.
Garrett has Larkin pressed against the cage, preventing Larkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Garrett misses with the head strike. #BC#
Larkin breaks from the clinch.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Larkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Larkin. #CL2#
Garrett clinches up with Larkin and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Larkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larkin misses with an uppercut.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett misses with a body punch
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Larkin looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett wants to clinch
letting Larkin counter with a right hand.
Garrett tries to clinch but Larkin moves away
and Larkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garrett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larkin on the side of the head.
Garrett jabs at Larkin's body.#TD2#
Garrett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrett stands up over Larkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Larkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Larkin!#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garrett is on top in guard. #REVB##T1#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garrett throws a strike but Larkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Larkin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garrett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Larkin is one step ahead there.
Garrett has Larkin pulled in close to control his posture. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Larkin looking to pass the guard.
Garrett seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Larkin looking to pass the guard.
Larkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larkin looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Larkin won't allow Garrett to sweep him here.
Larkin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garrett is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Larkin preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larkin takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Larkin slips a straight right by Garrett.
Larkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larkin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larkin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Larkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garrett! But no joy.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garrett but Garrett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Larkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Larkin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larkin as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larkin.
Garrett takes a swing at Larkin's ribcage but misses.
Garrett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garrett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin throws a quick counter head kick but Garrett was just out of range.
A big right from Garrett misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garrett lands an overhand right.
Larkin scores with a leg kick.
Larkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Garrett takes a swing at Larkin's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Larkin misses its target.
Larkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larkin blocks a jab.
Larkin takes one to the chin there.
Garrett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garrett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrett.
Larkin throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Larkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garrett scores with a shot to the body.
Garrett misses with a body shot
and Larkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrett with a hook.#T2#
Garrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Larkin misses.
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larkin misses with a straight right.
Garrett moves in looking to clinch but Larkin pushes him off.
Garrett scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin throws a leg kick but Garrett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garrett tries to clinch up but Larkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Donnie Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larkin thumps Garrett with a low kick.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Larkin misses with a leg kick.
And Garrett tries to counter it with a takedown but Larkin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garrett.
Larkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Larkin lands a really nice looking cross but Garrett seems unphased.
Donnie Larkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larkin scores with a jab.
Larkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Larkin avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Garrett is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it.
Garrett is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it. #CL2#
Garrett drives through and clinches with Larkin against the cage. #T4#
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett wants a takedown but no success here.
Larkin tries to break the clinch but Garrett is controlling the position.
Garrett keeps control of Larkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett tries a body shot but Larkin blocks it.
Garrett prevents Larkin from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Larkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett defending well as Larkin loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Garrett clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Garrett.
I've got Garrett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bo Garrett!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Garrett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WVT 119: Ihantala v Vunipola
Date: Jun 23, 2023

#R1#
Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Vanorden misses.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Garrett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanorden throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Vanorden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vanorden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Garrett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vanorden misses the jab.
Vanorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden throws a body shot but no joy.
Vanorden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Vanorden jabs Garrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Vanorden is out of range.
Garrett throws a body punch but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Vanorden.
Vanorden takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Vanorden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett shoots in but Vanorden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bruce Vanorden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Garrett checks the leg kick.
Garrett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vanorden moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanorden.
A lazy left from Garrett finds it's target.
Garrett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vanorden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vanorden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Garrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garrett slips under a jab.
Jab by Garrett.
Bruce Vanorden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garrett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vanorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Vanorden follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Vanorden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Vanorden misses with a low kick.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Vanorden.
Garrett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vanorden lands with a nice body kick.
Garrett tests Vanorden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Vanorden slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Vanorden throws a big shot that misses.
Vanorden slips under a jab from Garrett.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanorden.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Garrett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garrett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garrett defending well as Vanorden loads up on a big left hand.
Vanorden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vanorden.
Vanorden swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vanorden.
Garrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanorden manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Vanorden ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vanorden scores with a nice strike.
Garrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanorden with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Vanorden misses. #T4#
Garrett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanordens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanorden.
Vanorden slips under a jab.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Vanorden.
A swing and a miss from Vanorden.
Good leg kick by Vanorden.
Vanorden jabs at Garrett's body.
Garrett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vanorden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Garrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Vanorden moves into the clinch successfully.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Vanorden lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Vanorden stalling.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Vanorden dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Vanorden scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett swings for the body but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vanorden throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Vanorden misses the shot to the body.
Vanorden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Garrett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
A jab from Vanorden misses.
It looked like Garrett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vanorden.#CL2#
Vanorden clinches up with Garrett and pushes him back against the cage.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanorden's elbow.
Vanorden blocks a body shot from Garrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
A bit of stalling here from Garrett.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanorden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden. #T1#
Vanorden lands a shoulder strike.
Vanorden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Vanorden on the inside.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrett tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garrett is keeping busy.
Garrett tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it. #T2#
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
Vanorden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanorden is looking to control Garrett's arms but Garrett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vanorden has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanorden.
Vanorden blocks an uppercut.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanorden's elbow.
Vanorden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Vanorden avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanorden.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garrett presses Vanorden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Garrett.
Vanorden is breathing heavily.
Vanorden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head.
Bruce Vanorden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Garrett - that landed with a thud.
Garrett taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vanorden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garrett.
Garrett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garrett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garrett scores with a shot to the side of Vanorden's head.
Vanorden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garrett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vanorden can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Garrett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanorden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Garrett prevents a body shot from Vanorden. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garrett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanorden.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanorden misses with a body punch.
Vanorden blocking some punches.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanorden.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett lands a nice uppercut.
Garrett lands a right hand.
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 Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Vanorden stuffs the takedown.
Good leg kick by Vanorden.
Vanorden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanorden.
Vanorden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Vanorden's shoulder, as Vanorden tries to avoid the shot.
Bruce Vanorden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett misses with a hook. Vanorden ducked under it nicely.
Vanorden swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Garrett has closed the distance and engaged Vanorden in a clinch.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett tries to work over Vanorden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Vanorden.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
Garrett tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett. #T1#
Garrett is working Vanorden over against the cage.
Vanorden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett tries to work over Vanorden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanorden is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
A short right from Vanorden on the inside.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanorden's elbow.
Vanorden avoiding damage.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanorden struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Garrett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Vanorden controls the action.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Vanorden controls the action. #T2#
Garrett tries to work over Vanorden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Vanorden slows down the pace here.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Vanorden blocks an uppercut.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett lands a body shot.
Vanorden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett wants a takedown.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanorden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrett.
Vanorden misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
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!
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Vanorden doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Vanorden.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vanorden lands a shoulder strike.
Vanorden blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Vanorden misses with a body punch.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett is looking to control Vanorden's arms but Vanorden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garrett has his back to the cage.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanorden has Garrett pushed against the cage.#T4#
Vanorden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrett or not.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Vanorden avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Garrett on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Vanorden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanorden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanorden lands a shot to the body.
Vanorden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garrett.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garrett.
A short left from Vanorden.
Vanorden misses with a body punch.
Garrett tries a body shot but Vanorden blocks it.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanorden controls his hands.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanorden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Vanorden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vanorden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Vanorden!
Bruce Vanorden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 108: Mahogany v Wojcik
Date: May 26, 2023

#R1#
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halsti was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Halsti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halsti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garrett checks it well.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halsti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Royal Halsti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halsti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Garrett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halsti.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Halsti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halsti just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett misses with a hook. Halsti ducked under it nicely.
Halsti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Halsti misses.
Garrett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
Halsti throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halsti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garrett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Halsti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halsti thuds his right hand into Garrett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halsti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garrett doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Halsti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Halsti lands a head shot.
Halsti throws a head kick but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halsti.
Garrett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halsti misses with a looping left.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Halsti.
Garrett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halsti misses the body punch
and Garrett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halsti jabs Garrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Halsti.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Halsti slips a jab from Garrett.
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halsti.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett blocks a low kick nicely.
Garrett staying out of range there.
Halsti scores with a nice head shot.
Garrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Royal Halsti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halsti throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halsti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halsti.
Halsti tried to counter with a leg kick but Garrett avoided it.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halsti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halsti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrett.
A big right from Halsti misses.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Halsti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halsti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garrett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halsti misses with a looping right.
Halsti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garrett checks a leg kick. #T3#
Halsti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrett scores with a nice head shot.
Halsti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halsti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halsti misses with a low kick.
Halsti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halsti.
Some wild striking there from Garrett.
Halsti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garrett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Halsti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halsti misses with a straight left.
Halsti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garrett.
Garrett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halsti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.#T4#
A clash of legs there as Garrett blocks the low kick.
Halsti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Halsti is just out of range.
Halsti throws a leg kick
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett lands with an overhand left.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halsti moves away.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garrett punishes Halsti's body with a nice straight punch.
Halsti's corner calls for a 1-2. Halsti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halsti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halsti lands a glancing blow to the side of Garrett's head.
Halsti looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Halsti misses the jab.
Halsti with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Royal Halsti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Halsti looks to land a left hand but Garrett moved out of range nicely.
Halsti swinging wildly here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Garrett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Halsti has got the better of the exchanges.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Halsti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Halsti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrett throws a jab when Halsti was well out of range.
Halsti throws a low kick but Garrett avoids it.
Halsti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halsti connects with a solid leg kick.
Halsti works the jab nicely.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garrett! But no joy.
Halsti throws a body shot but no joy.
Halsti swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Garrett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halsti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garrett is one step ahead there. #T1#
Garrett postures up in Halsti's guard and throws a big left but Halsti blocks it.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garrett stands up over Halsti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Halsti seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Halsti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garrett lands a couple of digs.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Halsti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garrett connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Halsti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Halsti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Halsti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garrett is in close to Halsti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett throws a strike but Halsti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Halsti from controlling successfully.
Garrett is controlling Halsti's posture.#T3#
Halsti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Halsti wants to pass the guard but Garrett is keeping the position.
Garrett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Garrett seems to be looking for submissions.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Halsti to regain full guard.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halsti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halsti looking to control.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Halsti has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Garrett postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Halsti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garrett, into his guard. #REVR#
Halsti controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bo Garrett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Garrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A clash of legs there as Garrett blocks the low kick.
Halsti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Halsti's shoulder, as Halsti tries to avoid the shot.
Halsti lands a really nice looking cross but Garrett seems unphased.
Garrett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halsti.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Halsti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Royal Halsti is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halsti moves away.
Halsti throws a nice looking combination but Garrett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halsti. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halsti throws a sloppy head kick and Garrett moves out of range easily.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Halsti saw that one coming.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Halsti uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Halsti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halsti throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halsti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halsti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garrett.
Halsti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Halsti slips the punch.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Halsti is just out of range.
Garrett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halsti scores with a decent looking hook.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Halsti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Halsti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garrett on the side of the head.
Halsti misses with a hook
and Garrett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Garrett blocks a jab.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Halsti misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Halsti catches Garrett right on the button with a cross.
Garrett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheers as Halsti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garrett doesn't seem phased though.
Halsti throws a leg kick but Garrett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garrett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halsti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halsti manages to avoid it.
Halsti throws a chopping leg kick but Garrett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halsti throws a low kick but Garrett moves out of range easily.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but Halsti shows good takedown defense.
Royal Halsti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Garrett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halsti throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Halsti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halsti wants to land a leg kick but Garrett is out of range.
Halsti throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett slips a jab from Halsti.
Halsti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halsti misses with a series of wild punches. #TD2#
Garrett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garrett lands in his opponent's guard.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garrett advances position into side control!
Garrett lands an elbow.
Garrett creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Garrett cracks Halsti with a big elbow.
Garrett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Halsti tries to improve position but can't.
Halsti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halsti takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garrett scoring with punches from side control.
Garrett wants to control but Halsti is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Halsti is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Halsti takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Halsti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Royal Halsti.
I think Halsti 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Royal Halsti!
Our winner, Royal Halsti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: WVT 103: Machado v Fabinho
Date: May 13, 2023

#R1#
Legions tries to clinch up but Garrett circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legions throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Legions!
A head kick misses from Legions.
Legions moves to clinch but Garrett breaks away
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Legions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legions slips under a jab.
Legions lands with a kick to the temple. Garrett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Legions throws a sloppy head kick and Garrett moves out of range easily.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legions.
Legions plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legions.
Garrett avoids the head kick by Legions.
Legions tries a head kick but it misses.
Legions tries to bum rush Garrett with a series of wild strikes but Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legions loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Legions fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Legions cracks Garrett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Legions throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Legions has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrett finds it's way round the side to connect with Legions's head.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legions missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legions misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fidel Legions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legions tries to clinch up but Garrett circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrett sizes up Legions with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Legions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Garrett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Legions looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Garrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #TD2#
Garrett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Legions manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legions swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett being controlled here momentarily.
Garrett postures up in Legions's guard and throws a big left but Legions blocks it.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Legions's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett throws a strike but Legions rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Garrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrett, not yet.
Legions trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Garrett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Legions controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Legions has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Legions won't allow Garrett to sweep him here. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Legions looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Legions managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Garrett connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Garrett is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Legions is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Legions has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Legions trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fidel Legions 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.#R2#
Legions misses with a head kick.
Legions fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Legions misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett. #BC#
Legions's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fidel Legions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Legions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett scores with a shot to the body.
Legions throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Garrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL#
Garrett gets tackled into the cage by Legions. Legions maintains the clinch.
Legions works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Legions lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrett backwards. #BC#
Legions escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garrett takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legions goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T1#
Legions lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrett circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrett blocks a head kick by Legions.
Garrett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legions doesn't seem bothered though.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Legions fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrett on the side of the head.
Garrett avoids the head kick by Legions.
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Legions swinging wildly here.
Garrett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Legionss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garrett lands a right hook to the body.
Fidel Legions is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Legions lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrett at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legions looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Garrett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legions blocks a jab.
Legions fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Legions moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garrett misses with a takedown attempt - Legions sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Legions throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legions looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Legions saw that one coming.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legions is looking to counter punch.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Legions misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Garrett finds it's way through Legions's defenses.
Legions connects with a looping right hand. #T3#
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Legions cracks a nice hook into Garrett's ribs.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legions.
Legions looks to land a left hand but Garrett moved out of range nicely.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Garrett tries to counter it with a takedown but Legions pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Legions throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legions tries a head kick but it misses.
Legions swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legions moves away.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legions is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Legions dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fidel Legions is winning the standup battle so far.
Legions takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrett lands a jab to Legions's midsection.
Legions tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Legions ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett unleashes a big counter combination but Legions bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T4#
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legions manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Legions takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Legions is out of range.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legions moves away.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legions works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Legions misses with a left hand
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legions throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Garrett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Legions won't be happy with that.
Legions avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garrett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett looks up at the clock and then as Legions takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garrett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Legions tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garrett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
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 Fidel Legions will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Legions lands a high kick!
Legions throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Garrett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garrett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garrett tries to free his leg and advance position but Legions is retaining full guard.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Legions will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett stands up over Legions, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Legions uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Legions!#REVR#
Legions won't allow Garrett to sweep him here. #T1#
Garrett is pulling down on Legions's head to control his posture.
Legions trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garrett is on top in guard. #REVB#
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legions works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legions's head.
Legions keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legions swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett postures up.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legions's head.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Legions swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett scores with a body shot. #T3#
A jab from Legions finds it's way through Garrett's defenses.
Garrett throws out a powerful jab.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Legions.
Legions misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Legions darts in and clinches Garrett up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Garrett.
Garrett tries a body shot but Legions blocks it.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legions's elbow.
Garrett lands a left hand.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Legions controls his hands.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Legions controls his hands.
Garrett wants a takedown.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Legions pulls his leg out and moves away.
Legions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett. #T4#
Garrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Garrett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Legions did well to prevent Garrett getting side control.
Garrett is thwarting Legions's attempts to control the position.
Garrett is nestled in close to Legions, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Legions uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Legions is trying to control the position but Garrett postures up.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
Legions is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bo Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Legions 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bo Garrett!
After winning the bout, Bo Garrett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WVT 95: Fabinho v Halsti
Date: Apr 22, 2023

#R1#
Steve lunges at Garrett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garrett's hand.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garrett in his tracks.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Garrett tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrett misses with a body punch
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett lands a nice looking body shot.
Garrett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve counters with a big right hand! Oh Garrett is in trouble here! Steve follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stoner Steve!
Our winner, Stoner Steve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: WVT 84: Vargas v Railio
Date: Mar 24, 2023

#R1#
Jarvinen tries to clinch up but Garrett circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett scores with a decent looking hook.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but Jarvinen shows good takedown defense.
As Garrett tries to get set, Jarvinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Garrett manages to avoid the attempt.
Jarvinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett lands with an uppercut that bounces Jarvinen off the cage and back into range.
Jarvinen looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett throws a body punch but Jarvinen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jarvinen's head backwards.
Jarvinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.
And Garrett tries to counter it with a takedown but Jarvinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Garrett avoids the body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett slips under a jab from Jarvinen.
And Garrett tries to counter it with a takedown but Jarvinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garrett digs a good body shot into Jarvinen's ribs.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Jarvinen slips the punch.
Garrett scores with a hook to the body. Jarvinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrett keeps the fight on the outside.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvinen tries to counter by clinching up but Garrett breaks away and moves out of range.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Jarvinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2##CL2#
Garrett gets a clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garrett.
Arto Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Jarvinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarvinen prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jarvinen backwards.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
A short body shot lands from Garrett as the two fighters clinch.
Jarvinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jarvinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrett or not. #T3#
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Jarvinen controls the action.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett cracks Jarvinen with a nice body shot.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Jarvinen has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarvinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarvinen uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Garrett blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvinen's elbow.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Garrett digs a right hand underneath Jarvinen's ribcage. Jarvinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarvinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Garrett.
Garrett tries to work over Jarvinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Garrett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jarvinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Jarvinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garrett.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Jarvinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarvinen stuns Garrett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarvinen.#T1#
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Jarvinen moved out of range nicely.
Jarvinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jarvinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvinen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jarvinen throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jarvinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jarvinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Arto Jarvinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jarvinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarvinen fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2#
Jarvinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Garrett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Garrett slips under a jab from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarvinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarvinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jarvinen.
Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrett swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Garrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jarvinen at a distance.
Garrett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL2#
Garrett clinches with his opponent. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Nice body punch from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen lands a body shot.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Garrett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jarvinen or not.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Jarvinen blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarvinen has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Jarvinen scores with a hook to the body.
Garrett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jarvinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Garrett lands with a left to the head.
Garrett lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen lands a shot to the body.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarvinen controls his hands.
Jarvinen tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Jarvinen back against the cage.
Jarvinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Jarvinen.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvinen's elbow.
A body shot lands from Jarvinen.
Garrett trying to control the position but instead, Jarvinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garrett into the cage.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bo Garrett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Jarvinen misses.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Garrett looks to land a right hand but Jarvinen moved out of range.
Jarvinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarvinen is just out of range.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Jarvinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jarvinen takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Garrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett jabs at Jarvinen's body.
Garrett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garrett stuns Jarvinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
Jarvinen misses with a straight left.
Jarvinen misses with a hook. Garrett ducked under it nicely.
Jarvinen jabs at Garrett's body.
Jarvinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Nice uppercut lands for Garrett. That snapped Jarvinen's head back.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jarvinen catches Garrett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Garrett staying out of range there.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Jarvinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jarvinen at a distance.
Jarvinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garrett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Garrett slips under a jab.
Jarvinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen clobbers Garrett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Jarvinen misses.
Jarvinen slips under a jab from Garrett.
Jarvinen throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jarvinen takes one on the button.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Jarvinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jarvinen thuds his right hand into Garrett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garrett lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarvinen moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
Jarvinen defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Jarvinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garrett momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Jarvinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Jarvinen saw that one coming.
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Jarvinen's ribs.
Arto Jarvinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Jarvinen is out of range.
Jarvinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jarvinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvinen takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Jarvinen slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Garrett.
I've got Garrett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bo Garrett!
Our winner, Bo Garrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: WVT 76: Vargas v Thompson
Date: Mar 03, 2023

#R1#
Mahogany moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Mahogany connects with a body shot.
Garrett misses with a shot to the body
and Mahogany counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahogany lands with a shot to the body.
Mahogany throws a sloppy head kick and Garrett moves out of range easily.
Mahogany swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Mahogany's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garrett under the eye.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahogany throws out the jab.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Garrett.
Garrett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahogany finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrett's head.
Mahogany throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrett.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahogany is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett staying out of range there.#T1#
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Mahogany was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mahogany fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrett on the side of the head.
Mahogany is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Mahogany.
Garrett catches Mahogany with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany scores with a hook to the body. Garrett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahogany jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahogany in his tracks.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mahogany scores with a punch to the head.
Mahogany slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany slips a straight right by Garrett.#T2##TD#
Mahogany gets caught napping as Garrett dives in and scores a takedown. Mahogany manages to retain guard.
Mahogany seems keen to control Garrett's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mahogany looking for a guillotine here but Garrett defends easily.
Garrett is in close to Mahogany's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Mahogany is looking for a triangle but Garrett pushes his legs off easily.
Garrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mahogany is trying to keep Garrett in close.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Mahogany avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mahogany working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mahogany looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Garrett is sitting in close to Mahogany's body. Mahogany has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Garrett is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Garrett is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mahogany.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rich Mahogany!
Post fight, an emotional Rich Mahogany said 'People have asked if it bothers me that I'm not ranked in the top 10 at WVT. I say nah, not really. Until I'm the champion, the ranking doesn't matter.'.

Event: WVT 71: Kersikov v Motts
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Dunham.
Dunham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cope's in the buildup to the fight.
Dunham misses with a hook #TD2#
and Garrett counters with a takedown into side control.
Garrett in side control, throwing shots but Dunham defends.
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrett misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #CUT2#It looks like Pete Dunham has been cut.
Garrett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Dunham takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#ROC2#Dunham is rocked!
Dunham is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garrett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Oh Dunham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett scores with a big shot! Dunham's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Dunham! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 64: Peterson v Simone
Date: Jan 20, 2023

#R1#
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Nimoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nimoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garrett checks a low kick from Nimoy.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Nimoy slips a straight right by Garrett.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Nimoy slips the punch.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nimoy scores with a punch to the head.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a big counter combination but Garrett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nimoy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nimoy jabs at Garrett's body.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nimoy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Nimoy is out of range.
It looked like Nimoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Nimoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garrett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nimoy's head backwards.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Garrett misses.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Nimoy lands a jab to the head. #T2#
A shot to the body from Garrett misses
and Nimoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett connects with a nice looking jab.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Nimoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garrett backs up against the cage.
Nimoy lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body punch
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nimoy.
Garrett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#TD2#
Garrett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nimoy sprawls well initially but Garrett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nimoy is looking for a sweep. Garrett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nimoy defending well though.
Garrett with the ground and pound but Nimoy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nimoy trying to control the position.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nimoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Nimoy has wrist control.
Nimoy has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Nimoy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Nimoy!#REVR#
Nimoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nimoy trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom. #T4#
Garrett is pulling down on Nimoy's head to control his posture.
Nimoy tries to stand but Garrett is controlling from the bottom.
Nimoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Garrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Nimoy circles away.
Nimoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Nimoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Nimoy saw that one coming.
Nimoy throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Garrett shoots in but no luck this time.
Nimoy throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Nimoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Nimoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Nimoy staying out of range there.
A big right from Nimoy misses. #T1#
Nimoy throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Garrett.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nimoy thuds a left hand into Garrett's body.
Nimoy defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett checks a low kick from Nimoy.
Garrett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Nimoy knows he should have avoided that one.
Nimoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nimoy.
Nimoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.#T2#
Nimoy misses with a body shot
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garrett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nimoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garrett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garrett misses with a hook
enabling Nimoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Nimoy.
Leonard Nimoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Nimoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nimoy misses the shot to the body.
Nimoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nimoy ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Nimoy throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Nimoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Nimoy moves away and avoids it.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett throws a jab when Nimoy was well out of range.
Nimoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nimoy ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Nimoy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garrett defending well as Nimoy loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrett blocks a jab.
Garrett wants to counter with a clinch but Nimoy pushes him away.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Garrett throws a hook but Nimoy blocks it.#T4#
Garrett stuns Nimoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
Garrett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nimoy misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
Garrett shoots and misses
and Nimoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
Garrett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nimoy counters with a left to the body.
Garrett lands a head shot.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nimoy.
A punch lands to the side of Garrett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nimoy slips under a jab from Garrett.
Nimoy blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bo Garrett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett misses with a hook.
Nimoy punishes Garrett's body with a nice straight punch.
Nimoy scores with a hook to the body. Garrett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nimoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garrett misses with a hook. Nimoy ducked under it nicely.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Nimoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Garrett has Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nimoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Garrett tries a body shot but Nimoy blocks it.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
Nimoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Nimoy misses with a body punch.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Nimoy prevents the takedown attempt. #BC#
Nimoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoy scores with a nice right hand.
Nimoy moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Nimoy scores with a jab to the body.
Nimoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garrett doesn't seem bothered though.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garrett misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Nimoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leonard Nimoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garrett really felt that one!
Garrett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garrett.
Nimoy ducks right into an uppercut from Garrett.
Nimoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garrett dodges the punch combination from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a low kick as Garrett jumps back.
Nimoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nimoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nimoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Nimoy slips the punch.
Nimoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Garrett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garrett walks into a straight right hand from Nimoy.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimoy is just out of range.
Nimoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nimoy.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nimoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nimoy.
Nice defenses there by Nimoy.
Garrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
Garrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nimoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Nimoy is out of range.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Nimoy slips the punch.
Nimoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nimoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoy.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Nimoy counters with a body kick that stops Garrett in his tracks momentarily.
Nimoy throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garrett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Our winner, Bo Garrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: WVT 58: Maestre v Motts 3
Date: Dec 28, 2022

#R1#
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fabinho scores with a nice right hand.
Fabinho looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fabinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garrett as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fabinho prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Fabinho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fabinho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garrett just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Fabinho jumps guard.
Garrett being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Fabinho's brow. #T1#
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
Fabinho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Fabinho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fabinho controls Garrett momentarily but Garrett frees himself.
Garrett distracts Fabinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fabinho's head.
Garrett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fabinho won't allow Garrett to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fabinho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fabinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Fabinho is looking for a triangle but Garrett pushes his legs off easily.
Fabinho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett. #T2#
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fabinho wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Fabinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fabinho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound.
Garrett told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Garrett wants to control from the top but Fabinho keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garrett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett postures up in Fabinho's guard and throws a big left but Fabinho blocks it. #SUB#
Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garrett looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Garrett cracks Fabinho with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Fabinho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garrett is aware though and is defending well.
Garrett is in close to Fabinho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garrett wants to control from the top but Fabinho keeps moving.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett distracts Fabinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garrett stands up over Fabinho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett with a nice head shot there.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Fabinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T4#
Fabinho keeping full guard, as Garrett tries to pass.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Fabinho's brow.
Fabinho wants to sweep but no luck.
Garrett tries to free his leg and advance position but Fabinho is retaining full guard.
Fabinho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garrett is in close to Fabinho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fabinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound. #ROC2#Fabinho is rocked!
Garrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Fabinho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett works over Fabinho with some ground and pound from guard.
Fabinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabinho, not yet.
Fabinho seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fabinho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fabinho pulls Garrett in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Garrett coming out on top.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fabinho is fending him off so far but Garrett persists. Nope, Fabinho circles away and we're back to standing.
Fabinho attempts a counter takedown but Garrett avoids it well and moves away.
Garrett shoots for a takedown but Fabinho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fabinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Fabinho's shoulder, as Fabinho tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Fabinho - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Fabinho pushes Garrett up against the cage in a clinch.
Fabinho is working Garrett over against the cage.
Fabinho swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Fabinho is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fabinho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fabinho gets underhooks to prevent Garrett's takedown attempt.
Roberto Fabinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Fabinho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Fabinho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fabinho lands with a short shot to the head.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fabinho lands with a light punch inside.
Fabinho lands a nice uppercut.
Fabinho misses with the head strike. #TD#
Fabinho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garrett uses from the top position.
Garrett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garrett trying to control but Fabinho is working from the bottom.
Garrett stands up over Fabinho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Fabinho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrett defends well.#SUB#
Fabinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T2#
Garrett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fabinho is keeping the position for now.
Garrett is in close to Fabinho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fabinho is keeping the position for now.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fabinho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fabinho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB#
Fabinho looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garrett is defending well. Fabinho quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garrett has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fabinho celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Fabinho!
After winning the bout, Roberto Fabinho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WVT 52: Maestre v Beukeboom
Date: Dec 07, 2022

#R1#
Gomes throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett takes a swing at Gomes's ribcage but misses.
Gomes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garrett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrett scrambles back to his feet.
Garrett misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Gomes gets the takedown into side control.
Garrett wants to control but Gomes postures up.
Gomes throws an elbow but Garrett slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB2#
Gomes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garrett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Gomes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes throws a strike aimed at the side of Garrett's head but Garrett avoids it well.#T1#
Gomes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Garrett works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gomes prevents Garrett from improving his position.#SUB2#
Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garrett is doing well to control the position and prevent Gomes from advancing to side control.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomes trying to control the action but Garrett is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gomes is working for a kimura here but Garrett manages to reverse the position and he's now in Gomes's guard.
Garrett stopping the sweep attempt from Gomes.
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.#SUB2#
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garrett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomes's guard. #T3#
Nice strikes from Garrett there.
Gomes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
Gomes taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Garrett is nestled in close to Gomes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomes is trying is best to control the position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Gomes's temple.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett is nestled in close to Gomes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB2#
Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garrett working over Gomes with some ground and pound. Gomes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomes trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Gomes's temple. #ROC#Gomes is rocked!
Garrett lands a big elbow - Gomes is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Garrett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!
A relieved looking Bo Garrett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 43: Ihantala v Meat Boy
Date: Nov 04, 2022

#R1#
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Hearn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett moves out of range as Hearn strikes.
Hearn walks into a straight right hand from Garrett.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garrett misses with a body shot
and Hearn counters with a right hand to the body.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Garrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Hearn is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn slips a jab from Garrett.
As Garrett backs away, Hearn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Hearn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hearn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Hearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett dives in and grabs Hearn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hearn pushes down on Garrett's head and hops out.
Garrett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Hearn moved out of range nicely.
Hearn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hearn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hearn throws a big shot that misses.
Garrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrett tests Hearn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrett wants to clinch.
Garrett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hearn counters with a good low kick that Garrett was not able to check.
Hearn misses with a looping right.#T2#
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn ducks right into an uppercut from Garrett.
Hearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Hearn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garrett.
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hearn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Hearn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Hearn misses.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn throws a wild body kick that Garrett sees coming a mile off.#T3#
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Hearn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Hearn is looking to land body kicks.
And Garrett tries to counter it with a takedown but Hearn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garrett misses with a shot to the body
and Hearn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hearn throws a leg kick
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearn jabs at Garrett's body.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Hearn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hearn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Garrett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T4#
Hearn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hearn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hearn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hearn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hearn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Hearn misses with a hook. Garrett ducked under it nicely.
Garrett misses with a takedown attempt
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Garrett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hearn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Garrett looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Hearn staying out of range there.
Hearn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Hearn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Hearn counters with an outside leg kick.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Hearn counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Hearn counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Hearn digs a good hook to Garrett's body.
Hearn drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Garrett misses with a body shot
and Hearn counters with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Garrett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hearn has got the better of the exchanges.
Garrett throws a hook but Hearn blocks it.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Hearn tries to keep at a distance but Garrett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hearn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Hearn scores with a shot to the side of Garrett's head.
Garrett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Hearn prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Hearn controls the action. #BC#
Hearn breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett jabs Hearn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garrett thinking.
Garrett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Garrett connects with a jab.
Hearn misses with a looping right.
Hearn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn is looking to land body kicks.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Hearn tried to score with a low kick but Garrett checks it.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Hearn misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Garrett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hearn won't be happy with that.
Hearn is trying to get back to his feet.#T4#
Hearn taking a bit of punishment here - Garrett scoring with strikes.
Hearn dodges the ground and pound from Garrett.
Garrett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hearn some visible discomfort.
Hearn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearn pushes Garrett away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Garrett gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Garrett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garrett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hearn is pushing Garrett's head away, looking to escape. Garrett manages to hold on to the position though.
Garrett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hearn is avoiding damage well.
Garrett is working Hearn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hearn is pushing Garrett's head away, looking to escape. Garrett manages to hold on to the position though.
Garrett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hearn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garrett in side control, throwing shots but Hearn defends.
Hearn is trying to get back to his feet.
Garrett throwing strikes but Hearn manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
That's time! Hearn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Hearn scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Hearn.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Hearn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garrett just manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Hearn lands a jab to the head.
Hearn with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garrett or perhaps it was just good defense by Hearn, which made it look bad.
Hearn swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hearn throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett tries to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Hearn throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Garrett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hearn lands a left hand.
Hearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Hearn manages to break the clinch. #TD2#
Garrett shoots in and gets a takedown into Hearn's guard.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #ES#
Hearn has his feet on Garrett's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearn thows a body kick. Garrett tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T2#
Garrett tries to clinch but Hearn is having none of it.
Hearn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hearn ducks right into an uppercut from Garrett.
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Hearn tenderised Garrett's leg. Garrett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hearn throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearn connects with a body shot that sends Garrett's belly button to the back.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hearn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garrett.
Hearn is looking for a counter combo.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Hearn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with a left and a right that stings Garrett.
Garrett tries to move into range but Hearn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett has his takedown stuffed
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
Garrett throws a shot to the body.
Hearn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garrett with a poor takedown
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hearn slips under a jab.
Hearn tests Garrett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hearn's waist but Hearn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garrett off to one side. #T4#
Hearn fakes the leg kick and cracks Garrett in the body.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearn stuffs the takedown.
Hearn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garrett tries to clinch up
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but Hearn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Garrett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Hearn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Garrett is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Garrett tries to work over Hearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bo Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Garrett misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hearn, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
Thomas Hearn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GC 460: King VS Kiran
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
Garrett keeps the fight on the outside.
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saunders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Saunders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws out a counter right but Saunders avoids it with no problem.
Saunders tries to clinch up.#CL#
Saunders closes the distance and pushes Garrett back into the cage.
Saunders pushes Garrett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Saunders on the inside.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett prevents a body shot from Saunders.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Garrett lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Saunders. #T1#
Saunders lands a nice elbow.
Garrett lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Garrett blocks an elbow strike from Saunders.
Saunders pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Still in the clinch, Saunders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Saunders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders presses Garrett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Garrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Garrett lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Nice body punch from Garrett - that landed with a thud.
Garrett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garrett lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
Saunders blocking some punches.
Saunders lands with a light punch inside.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Garrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land. #T3#
Saunders lands an elbow just above Garrett 's eye.
Saunders misses with an elbow strike.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saunders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garrett's brow.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garrett is keeping busy.
Garrett lands with a light punch inside.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett lands a body shot.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett lands a left hand.
Saunders lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land. #T4#
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Saunders working aggressively here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saunders tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saunders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Garrett misses with some punches.
A short right from Saunders on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett blocking some punches.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eron Saunders will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Garrett pushes him off.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saunders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
Saunders tries to clinch but Garrett is having none of it.
Saunders misses with a double jab
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.#CL2#
Garrett clinches up against the cage.
Saunders pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett blocks an elbow strike.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards. #T1#
Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head.
Eron Saunders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett. #BC#
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.#CL#
Saunders forces Garrett back against the cage and clinches.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Saunders lands an elbow inside that Garrett shrugs off.
Saunders lands a nice elbow.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Garrett's head.
Garrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
Saunders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders. #T2#
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Saunders - that landed with a thud.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Garrett in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Saunders.
Saunders tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it. #BC#
Saunders breaks the clinch.
Saunders moves to clinch but Garrett breaks away
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Garrett tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garrett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders digs a right hand underneath Garrett's ribcage. Garrett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Saunders creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saunders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Garrett in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saunders.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
A body shot lands from Garrett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eron Saunders dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saunders is trying to defend but Garrett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Garrett throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
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 scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saunders keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC2#Saunders is rocked!
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oh Saunders is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garrett lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Saunders! More strikes land and this one is all over! Garrett jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!
A victorious Bo Garrett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GC 456: Garrett VS Garcia
Date: Sep 10, 2022

#R1#
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrett scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Garrett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
It looked like Garrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Garrett's legs.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Garrett works the jab nicely.
Garrett checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Diego Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.#T2#
Garrett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Garrett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Garrett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garrett throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Garrett keeping hold of Garcia's head, controlling as best he can.
Garrett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garrett.#T3#
Garrett managing to control the position.
Garrett keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garrett is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garrett is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Garcia is trying to control here but Garrett has managed to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Garrett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Garrett does it's job there.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia wants to slow Garrett down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but Garrett avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garcia throws a big counter head kick but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Garrett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Garrett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia. #CL#
Garrett clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garrett tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Garrett. #BC2#
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia feints and then cracks Garrett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garrett down. #T2##TD#
Garrett gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #CUT#It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garrett cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Garcia has his foot on Garrett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garrett works his way back into a safe position though.
Garrett cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Garrett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard. #REVB#
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garrett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garrett is trying to keep Garcia in close.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T4#
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
A bone on bone clash there as Garrett blocks the leg kick.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrett misses the target.
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garrett's head.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Garrett jumps back.
Garrett with a hook.
Diego Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Garrett sees coming a mile off.
Garrett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Garrett. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Garrett scores with a nice head shot.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garrett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garrett lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garcia slips under a jab from Garrett.
Garrett lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garrett is able to avoid easily.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.#T2#
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Garrett with an uppercut!
Garrett misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Garcia misses with a body kick.#T3#
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garrett misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL#
Garrett drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage. #TD2#
Garcia pulls Garrett into guard.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Garrett controlling him for the moment.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garrett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garrett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garrett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garrett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bo Garrett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Garrett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Garrett moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garrett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Garrett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garrett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
A right handed body shot lands from Garrett. #T1##BC2#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrett moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garrett slips under a jab.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia thinks about the counter body kick.
Garrett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Garrett's legs.
Diego Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Garcia lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Garrett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garrett's head backwards.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garrett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garrett on the side of the head.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Garrett, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Garrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
Garrett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garcia on his heels. He'll look to pass Garcia's guard now, I'm sure.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head. #T4#
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garcia is looking to control Garrett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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 not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garcia is trying to keep Garrett in close.
Garrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrett stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Garcia cracks Garrett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Garrett moved away.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Garrett blocks the leg kick.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garrett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garrett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garrett swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garrett dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garcia is looking for the big counter here.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garrett to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow. #T2#
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Garrett gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Garcia decides to pull guard.
Garrett is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Garrett drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garcia dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Garrett controlling Garcia's posture.
Garcia pushes down on Garrett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garrett is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia passes to side control.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garrett keeps working.
Garcia controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia wants to control but Garrett is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Garcia!
Diego Garcia is the new middleweight champion!
Diego Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 450: Roth VS Garrett
Date: Aug 06, 2022

#R1#
Garrett tries to bum rush Roth with a series of wild strikes but Roth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roth slips under a jab.
Roth throws a nice looking combination but Garrett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garrett throws a shot to the body.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Roth moves away and avoids it.
Roth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #TD#
Garrett gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garrett holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett has a closed guard, preventing Roth from standing up. #T1#
Garrett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Roth tries to stand but Garrett is controlling from the bottom.
Garrett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garrett's guard.
Roth is pressing down on Garrett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garrett is holding on for now.
Roth not doing much here. #T2#
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.
Roth wants to free his trapped foot but Garrett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garrett tries to roll over but Roth keeps him under control.
Roth wants to free his trapped foot but Garrett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garrett keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Garrett won't allow Roth to pass to mount. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Roth tries to bum rush Garrett with a series of wild strikes but Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roth shoots in for a takedown but Garrett shows good takedown defense.
Roth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Garrett misses.
Roth shoots in but no luck this time.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Roth's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice combination there by Roth.
Roth swinging wildly here.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Roth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garrett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roth has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett works Roth's body with a nice hook.#T4#
Roth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roth fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrett swings for the body but Roth moves out of range.
Garrett thuds his right hand into Roth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roth fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toran Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Roth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrett lands a jab to the nose.
Roth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Roth. Those never looked like landing.
Roth moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett slaps away a takedown attempt from Roth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett misses with a hook. Roth ducked under it nicely.
Toran Roth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roth throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.#T1#
Garrett misses the jab.
Roth throws a big counter combination but Garrett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Roth's shoulder, as Roth tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roth fails to land with a series of punches.
Roth staying out of range there.#TD#
Roth scores with a takedown into Garrett's guard.
Garrett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roth trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Roth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Garrett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garrett keeping full guard, as Roth tries to pass.
Roth wants to stand but Garrett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Garrett keeping full guard, as Roth tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roth misses with a jab to the body
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Roth looks for a takedown but Garrett sprawls well.
Roth scores with a nice head shot.
Roth misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Garrett moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toran Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett. #BC#
Roth breaks the clinch.
Roth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Roth counters with a three punch combo that has Garrett backing up. Garrett nods at Roth to acknowledge the strikes.
Garrett wants to clinch.#T4#
Garrett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roth has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Roth. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garrett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garrett lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bo Garrett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Garrett takes the fight into the clinch.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Roth avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Roth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Roth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garrett misses the jab.
Roth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
Roth slips a jab from Garrett.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Roth.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roth. Roth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roth staying out of range there.
Garrett works Roth's body with a nice hook.
Roth throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roth with a body shot.#CL2#
Garrett drives through and clinches with Roth against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Garrett.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands. #T2#
Garrett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roth is keeping busy.
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roth wants to break free but Garrett has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garrett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roth's brow.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Garrett lands an uppercut.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Bo Garrett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roth is trying to force a seperation but Garrett has the dominant position.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Roth. #BC#
Roth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roth fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrett with the counter takedown but Roth avoids it easily.
Roth misses with a hook
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roth takes one to the side of the head.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roth.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Roth ducks right into an uppercut from Garrett. #T4#
Roth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
Roth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth works over Garrett's head and body with a nice combination.
Roth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roth slips a jab from Garrett.
Roth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roth moves away.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Roth blocks a jab.#CL2#
Garrett moves into the clinch.
Garrett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett really dominated that round.
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.#R4#
Roth moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
A combination from Roth does no damage.
Garrett throws out a counter right but Roth avoids it with no problem.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roth.
Roth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roth looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roth.
Garrett lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garrett tries to clinch up but Roth circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roth sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Roth is just out of range.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett presses Roth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Roth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Roth's shoulder, as Roth tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Roth saw that one coming.
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roth sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Roth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garrett swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Garrett drives through and clinches with Roth against the cage.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roth is trying to pull guard but Garrett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roth prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett misses with a body punch. #T3#
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Roth has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Garrett stalling the fight.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett misses with a body punch. #TD#
Roth has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garrett uses from the top position. #SUB#
Roth is looking for a triangle but Garrett pushes his legs off easily.
Roth wants to stand up but Garrett is controlling him.
Garrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roth's head.
Roth looking for a sweep. Not yet Roth, not yet. #T4##SUB#
Roth is looking for a triangle but Garrett pushes his legs off easily.
Garrett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garrett works over Roth with some ground and pound from guard.
Roth wants to stand but Garrett is controlling the position.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roth's head.
Roth keeping full guard, as Garrett tries to pass.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roth's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth pulls Garrett in close to his closed guard and prevents Garrett from doing any damage or advancing position.
Garrett wants to pass the guard but Roth is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Roth misses with a two punch combination.
Roth throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Garrett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roth misses with a few strikes there. #CL2#
Garrett has managed to clinch.
Roth blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Roth blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roth blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roth after a bit of a struggle. #T1#
Roth blocking some punches.
Garrett lands a shot to the body.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roth's efforts to push away.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Roth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roth moves away.
Some wild striking there from Roth.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Roth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Roth knows he should have avoided that one.
Roth blocks a jab.
Roth throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.#TD#
Roth gets a takedown into half guard.
Roth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garrett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roth is controlling the pace.
Garrett trying to control from the bottom.
Toran Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Roth trying to control from half guard but Garrett is working away.
Garrett is looking for a sweep. Roth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roth is trying to control. Garrett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garrett tries to get to full guard but Roth has control of the leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garrett wants to control but Roth is keeping busy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Roth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garrett is on top in guard. #REVB#
Roth trying to control the position here.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garrett stops Roth from standing up. #SUB#
Garrett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garrett has managed to get both his arms back between Roth's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Roth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrett defends well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garrett controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toran Roth.
I think Garrett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Toran Roth retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!

Event: GC 441: Hall VS Clarkson
Date: Jul 03, 2022

#R1#
Ekstrovertti wants to clinch.
Garrett moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekstrovertti.
Garrett moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekstrovertti.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekstrovertti.
Garrett checks the leg kick.
A jab from Garrett misses.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
Garrett has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ekstrovertti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti is looking to clinch but Garrett is avoiding it.
Garrett staying out of range there.
Garrett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Ekstrovertti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ekstrovertti.
Garrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Ekstrovertti is predictable there #TD2#
so Garrett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB#
Garrett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ekstrovertti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garrett has managed to get both his arms back between Ekstrovertti's legs - danger averted.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Ekstrovertti is trying to control the position but Garrett postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ekstrovertti's head.
Ekstrovertti working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Garrett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ekstrovertti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garrett has managed to get both his arms back between Ekstrovertti's legs - danger averted.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garrett postures up.
Ekstrovertti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garrett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position.
Garrett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Ekstrovertti working for a triangle but Garrett defends it easily. #T2##SUB#
Garrett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ekstrovertti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Ekstrovertti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrett defends well.
Garrett is in close to Ekstrovertti's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Ekstrovertti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garrett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.#ROC2#Ekstrovertti is rocked!
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Ekstrovertti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Ekstrovertti's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett loads up on a big left hand. Ekstrovertti felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Garrett looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ekstrovertti can't hide his disappointment, as Garrett celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!
An out of breath Bo Garrett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GC 431: Kuznetsov VS Asmundsen
Date: May 21, 2022

#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#TD2#
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. #REVR#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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 #TD2#
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!#REVR#
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. #T3#
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. #REVB#
Garrett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
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. #T4#
Garrett chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcia looking to control. #SUB#
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.#R3#
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.#TD2#
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. #T1##SUB#
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!#REVR#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #REF3#
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.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T4#
Garcia is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
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.

Event: GC 425: Garrett VS Sailcirc
Date: Apr 09, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Sailcirc moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Sailcirc.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sailcirc's elbow.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Sailcirc avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett tries a body shot but Sailcirc blocks it.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Sailcirc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garrett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sailcirc goes for a takedown attempt but Garrett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Torcadall Sailcirc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailcirc misses with a body shot
and Garrett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Sailcirc closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garrett to the mat! Garrett manages to get full guard.
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Sailcirc from controlling successfully. #T1#
Garrett wants to sweep here but Sailcirc controlling him for the moment.
Garrett can't keep his opponent in guard - Sailcirc advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sailcirc trying to control the action but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Sailcirc prevents Garrett from improving his position.#SUB2#
Sailcirc is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sailcirc wants to take a breather but Garrett is having none of it. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Sailcirc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Sailcirc seems content to control.
Garrett gets full guard.
Garrett controls Sailcirc momentarily but Sailcirc frees himself.
Sailcirc trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Garrett looking to control. #T3#
Sailcirc trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sailcirc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sailcirc takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Garrett tries to counter by clinching up but Sailcirc breaks away and moves out of range.
Sailcirc keeps the fight on the outside.
Sailcirc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garrett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sailcirc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sailcirc throws a sloppy body shot
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Sailcirc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sailcirc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sailcirc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sailcirc.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sailcirc.
And Sailcirc tries to counter it with a takedown but Garrett pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sailcirc misses with a straight left. #T4#
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sailcirc.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett lands a glancing blow to the side of Sailcirc's head.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sailcirc misses with a body shot.
Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Sailcirc darts in looking for a takedown but Garrett gets double underhooks and turns Sailcirc into the cage.
Garrett lands a jab to Sailcirc's midsection.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sailcirc.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Sailcirc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett slips a jab from Sailcirc.
Garrett lands with a hook. Sailcirc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sailcirc blocks a jab.
Garrett is looking to clinch.
Garrett takes one on the button.
Garrett wants to clinch up but Sailcirc keeps it at a distance.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Sailcirc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sailcirc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sailcirc was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Sailcirc digs a good body shot into Garrett's ribs.
Sailcirc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sailcirc dips to his left and cracks Garrett with an uppercut!
Sailcirc scores with a hook to the body. Garrett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sailcirc connects with the punch.
Sailcirc jabs Garrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sailcirc stuns Garrett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garrett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sailcirc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailcirc. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett with a jab.
Sailcirc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sailcirc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garrett rather than just go for the knockout.
Sailcirc lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sailcirc darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailcirc feints the counter takedown.#T1#
Garrett lands a slapping body shot.
Sailcirc misses with a wild body shot.
Sailcirc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sailcirc looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Sailcirc gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garrett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sailcirc defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Sailcirc cracks Garrett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sailcirc throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc lands a slapping body shot.
Garrett throws a nice looking combination but Sailcirc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Sailcirc knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sailcirc moves away.
Sailcirc misses with a wild body shot.
Sailcirc has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sailcirc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.#T2#
A shot to the body from Sailcirc misses
and Garrett counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sailcirc loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Garrett as he connects with a hook.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sailcirc throws a shot to the body.
Sailcirc misses with a body punch
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Sailcirc scores with a hook to the body. Garrett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Sailcirc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sailcirc swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Sailcirc drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garrett defends it well.
Sailcirc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sailcirc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett slips a jab from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc cracks Garrett with an open hand slap.#T3#
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Sailcirc ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garrett wants to clinch.
Sailcirc misses with a left hand
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett lands a slapping body shot.
Sailcirc swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Sailcirc misses with a body shot.
Garrett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garrett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sailcirc misses the shot to the body.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sailcirc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Sailcirc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sailcirc misses with a straight right.
Sailcirc misses with a body punch
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sailcirc.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sailcirc.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garrett looks to land a right hand but Sailcirc moved out of range.
Sailcirc drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garrett defends it well.
Garrett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sailcirc moves away.#CL#
Sailcirc gets tackled into the cage by Garrett. Garrett maintains the clinch.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Sailcirc is trying to drag Garrett to the mat but Garrett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Torcadall Sailcirc will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bo Garrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett connects with a body shot.
Sailcirc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sailcirc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sailcirc scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garrett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Sailcirc is out of range.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Sailcirc.
Garrett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sailcirc on the side of the head.
Garrett throws a hook but Sailcirc avoids it easily.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sailcirc blocks a jab.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sailcirc.
Sailcirc tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garrett throws a hook but Sailcirc blocks it.
Garrett tries to clinch up.
Sailcirc shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailcirc throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Sailcirc moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Garrett jabs at Sailcirc's body.
Garrett tests Sailcirc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sailcirc catches Garrett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sailcirc throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett stuns Sailcirc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sailcirc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garrett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sailcirc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sailcirc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garrett stuns Sailcirc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sailcirc swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Sailcirc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Sailcirc misses with an uppercut
and Garrett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailcirc throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Sailcirc ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Sailcirc throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Garrett tries to counter by clinching up but Sailcirc breaks away and moves out of range.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sailcirc manages to avoid it.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc misses with a hook.
Sailcirc throws a lazy uppercut
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Sailcirc throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sailcirc.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Sailcirc closes the distance and clinches.#T3##TD#
Garrett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garrett lands a nice short elbow.
Sailcirc is trying to get back to full guard.
Garrett thows a huge punch but Sailcirc dodges it nicely.
Garrett is nestled in close to Sailcirc, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sailcirc is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sailcirc is controlling Garrett's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Garrett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sailcirc defending well though.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sailcirc wants to control but Garrett is keeping busy.
Garrett winds up and cracks Sailcirc with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sailcirc holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sailcirc has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garrett is working away from the top position though.#T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garrett lands a nice short elbow.
Garrett wants to pass to mount but Sailcirc is defending the position.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sailcirc is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett thows a huge punch but Sailcirc dodges it nicely.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sailcirc's head.
Sailcirc moves into full guard.
Sailcirc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Sailcirc is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Garrett still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Garrett has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sailcirc can't do much from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garrett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
An out of breath Bo Garrett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GC 421 Garrett vs. Tanahashi
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1#
Garrett connects with a body shot.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanahashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Tanahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Tanahashi throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanahashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garrett connects with a body shot.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Garrett gets a takedown into half guard.

Tanahashi manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Garrett keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett with a knee to the head.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Tanahashi pushes Garrett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Tanahashi blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Tanahashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
letting Tanahashi counter with a right hand.
Garrett thuds a left hand into Tanahashi's body.
Tanahashi missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garrett tries to counter by clinching up but Tanahashi breaks away and moves out of range.
Garrett lunges at Tanahashi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tanahashi's hand.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Tanahashi's shoulder, as Tanahashi tries to avoid the shot.
Tanahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tanahashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garrett scores with a jab.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Tanahashi misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target. #T2#
Tanahashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tanahashi tries a low kick but Garrett avoids it.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Tanahashi feints a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Tanahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrett cracks Tanahashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanahashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garrett throws a right and a left that Tanahashi avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tanahashi! But no joy.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Tanahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanahashi moves away.#T3#
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Tanahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanahashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand #KD2#
and Tanahashi counters with a crisp one two that drops Garrett! Tanahashi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garrett to his feet! Garrett is in big trouble!#ROC2#Garrett is rocked!
Garrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Garrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett throws a body punch but Tanahashi moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tanahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garrett seems to have got his legs back now.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanahashi moves away.
Tanahashi slips under a jab.
Tomohiro Tanahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett misses with a body punch
and as Garrett loses concentration momentarily, Tanahashi counters with a picture perfect head kick! Garrett goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomohiro Tanahashi!
Tomohiro Tanahashi is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tomohiro Tanahashi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GC 416 Garrett vs. Sailcirc
Date: Feb 05, 2022

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Sailcirc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sailcirc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sailcirc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailcirc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garrett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torcadall Sailcirc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garrett is defended easily by Sailcirc.
Sailcirc misses with a hook. Garrett ducked under it nicely.
Sailcirc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrett tries to avoid it but Sailcirc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrett to the ground. Garrett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garrett blocks a jab.
Sailcirc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrett tries to avoid it but Sailcirc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrett to the ground. Garrett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garrett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailcirc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garrett slaps away a takedown attempt from Sailcirc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bo Garrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torcadall Sailcirc.
Garrett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Garrett takes a swing at Sailcirc's ribcage but misses.
Garrett tries to clinch there but Sailcirc circles away.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Sailcirc is just out of range.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sailcirc moves away.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett misses with a straight left.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sailcirc throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrett.
Sailcirc lands a nice looking body shot.
Sailcirc misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Garrett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Sailcirc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sailcirc misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - Garrett scores with a four punch combination!
A swing and a miss from Sailcirc.
A counter left hand to the body from Garrett misses its target.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Sailcirc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sailcirc drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garrett defends it well.
Sailcirc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garrett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!#TD2#
Sailcirc closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garrett's guard.
Sailcirc stopping the sweep attempt from Garrett.
Sailcirc trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sailcirc slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Garrett is being controlled here. #SUB2#
Sailcirc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sailcirc trying to control the position but Garrett is working away. #T3#
Garrett regains half guard.#SUB2#
Sailcirc wants to work for an arm triangle but Garrett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Sailcirc is working for a submission of some sort.
Garrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Sailcirc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garrett is holding on to half guard well.#T4#
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.
Garrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garrett is refusing to be controlled, as Sailcirc sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Sailcirc is trying to work for a kimura but Garrett is defending well.
Sailcirc wants to control but Garrett is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Sailcirc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torcadall Sailcirc dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Sailcirc looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Garrett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
Sailcirc sizes up Garrett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Garrett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garrett.#CL#
Garrett darts in and clinches Sailcirc up against the cage.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sailcirc's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Garrett.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Sailcirc avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett works on Sailcirc's body with a couple of short punches.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sailcirc's elbow.
Sailcirc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sailcirc is looking for a takedown.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Sailcirc controls the action.
Garrett scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
Sailcirc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sailcirc digs a right hand into Garrett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garrett's gas tank.
Garrett lands with a light punch inside.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrett tries a body shot but Sailcirc blocks it.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sailcirc or not.
Sailcirc prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett gets underhooks to prevent Sailcirc's takedown attempt.
Bo Garrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torcadall Sailcirc.
Garrett tries for a takedown but Sailcirc manages to get underhooks.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Sailcirc controls his hands.
Sailcirc tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Garrett as the two fighters clinch.
Sailcirc is breathing heavily.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sailcirc tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sailcirc pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sailcirc manages to avoid it.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Garrett tries to move into range but Sailcirc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sailcirc shoots and misses
and Garrett counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett lands the left hand.#TD2#
Sailcirc looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garrett!#SUB2#
Sailcirc tries for a kimura but Garrett is defending well. #SUB2#
Sailcirc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garrett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Sailcirc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garrett, who protects the arm well.
Garrett is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sailcirc off and has taken his back!#T3#
Garrett is working the ground and pound. Can Sailcirc escape?
Garrett punishes Sailcirc with strikes from the back mount.
Garrett is working the ground and pound. Can Sailcirc escape?
Garrett is landing with strikes. Sailcirc can't take much more of this.
Garrett looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Garrett lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Garrett scores with punches to the body.
Sailcirc covering up well under a series of strikes from Garrett.
Garrett looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sailcirc up. #ROC#Sailcirc is rocked!
Sailcirc trying to control the hands but Garrett won't let him.
Sailcirc is still in real trouble! Can Garrett finish him?
Sailcirc is trying to remain composed but Garrett is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Garrett connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sailcirc to escape the position.
Bo Garrett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Garrett is working the ground and pound. Can Sailcirc escape?
Garrett cracks Sailcirc with a big right hand from the back mount! Sailcirc immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Garrett takes this one by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Bo Garrett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GC 411 Garrett vs. Line
Date: Jan 01, 2022

#R1#
Line tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Line jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Line.
Garrett lands a jab to Line's midsection.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Line attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garrett blocks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Garrett - just one landing.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garrett.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line misses with a double jab
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Line lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garrett's sensitive parts.
Mareth Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett feints a jab promting Line to slip. Garrett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Line slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Line. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett misses the jab.
Line misses with a low kick.#T1#
Garrett swings widly with a right hand
and Line counters with a one-two to the body.
Line on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Line misses with a two punch combination.
Line circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrett throws a hook but Line blocks it.
Good leg kick by Line.
Line wants to clinch.
Line throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Line takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Garrett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Line.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
Line misses with an uppercut.
Mareth Line is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Line fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garrett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Garrett defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.#T2#
Line swings widly with a right hand #TD#
so Garrett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garrett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garrett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garrett postures up.
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 postures up in Line's guard and throws a big left but Line blocks it.
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garrett distracts Line with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Line trying to keep a closed guard but Garrett is proving a slippery customer.
Garrett throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Line stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Line trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Line advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett trying to control but Line postures up.
Garrett wants to improve his position but Line is controlling well.
Garrett is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Line seems to be looking for submissions.
Line trying to control the action but Garrett is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Line is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garrett has managed to free his arm - good work.
Line stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Line throws a solid leg kick but Garrett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Line.
Line misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrett slips a jab from Line.
Garrett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Line. Line obviously looking to wear him down.
Line throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Line.
It looked like Garrett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Line.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Line counters with a thumping low kick.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Line throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Garrett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Line's guard.#SUB2#
Garrett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Line has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garrett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Garrett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garrett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Line utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Heavy Metal inform us that Line has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Garrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Line has wrist control.
Garrett distracts Line with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T2#
Garrett looking to pass the guard.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Line has wrist control.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Line's head.
Line looking for a sweep. Not yet Line, not yet.
Garrett is in close to Line's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Garrett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Line has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garrett has managed to get both his arms back between Line's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bo Garrett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Garrett throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Garrett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Line stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrett swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garrett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Line trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrett pulls Line in close to prevent any damage.
Garrett keeping full guard, as Line tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Line takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
A big left from Line misses.
Mareth Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Line misses with a straight left.
Garrett misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
As Garrett backs off Line throws a huge counter combo but Garrett manages to avoid it all.
Line takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garrett swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Garrett misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrett swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Garrett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line with a nice calf kick.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Line.
A little feinted left hand from Garrett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Garrett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Line takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
Line misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Line moved out of range nicely.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot. #TD#
Garrett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garrett showed some decent athleticism there.
Garrett thows a huge punch but Line dodges it nicely.
Garrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Garrett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Garrett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Line is just riding it out for now. Garrett eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Line wants to improve his position but Garrett is controlling well. #T2#
Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
Line blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrett.
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Line's hands, connecting with Line's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Line avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Line's temple.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett is nestled in close to Line, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garrett looks to land a strike but Line avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Line avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garrett throws a strike but Line rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Line pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garrett is keeping the position for now.
Garrett wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Line wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
Garrett wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment.
Line looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Line throws a leg kick #TD#
and Garrett counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Line on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garrett thows a huge punch but Line dodges it nicely.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Line with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Line's head.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Line with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ROC#Line is rocked!
Garrett lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Line! More strikes land and this one is all over! Garrett jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Bo Garrett 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.

Event: GC 406
Date: Nov 27, 2021

#R1#
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Capac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Capac scores with a punch to the head.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Capac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Capac scores with a nice right hand.
Capac misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
Capac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Capac counters with a nice uppercut.
Capac throws a body shot but no joy.
Capac has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capac shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Capac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett. #T1#
Capac cracks Garrett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
Capac slips under a jab from Garrett.
A countering left hand to the body from Capac misses.
Capac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Capac throws out a powerful jab.
Capac lands with a nice combination. Garrett backs away looking to recover.
Capac swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Garrett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Capac connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrett scrambles back to his feet.
Capac throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Capac.
Garrett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Capac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Capac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capac lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Garrett scores with a sloppy right hand. Capac should have avoided that one.
Capac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Capac ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Horrible takedown attempt by Capac or perhaps it was just good defense by Garrett, which made it look bad.
Garrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bo Garrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manco Capac.
Garrett lands a nice shot that snaps Capac's head back.
Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Capac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Capac now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Capac cracks a nice hook into Garrett's ribs.
Capac throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capac! But no joy.
Capac throws the left hand but Garrett avoids the punch easily.
Garrett staying out of range there.#T3#
Capac has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Capac there as he acknowledges the shot.
Capac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Capac.
Capac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garrett feinted with a counter takedown.
Capac takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD2#
Capac closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garrett quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB2#
Capac is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Capac. #SUB2#
Capac seems to be looking for submissions.
Garrett is holding on to half guard well.
Garrett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Capac passes Garrett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garrett is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Capac seems to be working for a kimura but Garrett defends the submission attempt.
Garrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Capac is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Garrett is defending against the submission attempts here by Capac.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett is trying is best to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manco Capac dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capac moves away.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Capac throws out the jab.
Capac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett with a nice cross.
Capac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Capac works Garrett's body with a nice hook.
Capac throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Capac throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Capac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Capac.
No joy there for Capac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Capac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capac throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Capac punishes Garrett's body with a nice straight punch.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Capac.
Garrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett throws the left hand but Capac avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Capac misses with a straight left.
Garrett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Capac manages to circle out of the way.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capac swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Capac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capac throws a body shot but no joy.
Capac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Capac.
Garrett moves out of range as Capac strikes.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Capac slips the punch.
Capac slips under a jab from Garrett.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett throws a hook but Capac blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Capac on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Capac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Capac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manco Capac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Capac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Capac lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Capac.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
Capac misses the shot to the body.
Capac misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capac.
Capac throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Capac just misses with a punch to the body.
Capac avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Garrett throws the left hand but Capac avoids the punch easily.
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capac.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Capac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett jabs at Capac's body.#T3#
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Capac just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett with a hook.
Capac misses with a takedown attempt - Garrett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Capac looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Capac uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Capac on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Capac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Capac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Capac stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Capac.
Capac looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Capac. #T4#
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Capac.
Capac misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Capac misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Capac looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Capac misses with a hook. Garrett ducked under it nicely. #TD2#
Capac scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Capac is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Garrett! #SUB2#
Capac goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Garrett turns into him and now he's in Capac's guard.
Garrett cracks Capac with a solid left hand.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manco Capac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Garrett walks into a stiff left hand from Capac.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Capac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Capac doesn't seem bothered though.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Capac misses.
Capac swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Capac stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
A big left from Garrett misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capac ducks right into an uppercut from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook. Capac ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Capac was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Capac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Capac counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Capac.#T1#
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Capac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Capac misses with a series of wild punches.
Capac lands a glancing blow to the side of Garrett's head.
Capac misses with a straight right.
Capac lands a nice looking body shot.
Garrett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Capac dives in and grabs Garrett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garrett pushes down on Capac's head and hops out.
Capac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrett misses the target.
Capac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Capac uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Capac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Capac swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Capac misses the target.
Garrett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Garrett finds it's way through Capac's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a body punch
and Capac counters with a stiff right hand. #TD#
Garrett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Capac is trying to maintain the position but Garrett is very close to passing his half guard.
Capac tries to roll over but Garrett keeps him under control.
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Capac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Capac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garrett is thwarting Capac's attempts to control the position.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Capac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Capac looking for submissions off his back.
Capac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Capac is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.#ROC#Capac is rocked!
Garrett scores with a big shot! Capac's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Capac! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!

Event: GC 403
Date: Nov 06, 2021

#R1#
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Garrett moves out of range easily.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrett.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson slips a straight right by Garrett.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Garrett counters with a left to the body.
Garrett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
Nice takedown defense from Garrett. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson throws a head kick but Garrett moves out of range.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Garrett blocks a head kick by Jackson. #CL#
Garrett takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Garrett.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garrett blocks it with crossed arms.
Garrett digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garrett.
Garrett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Garrett.#T2#
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Garrett. #TD#
Jackson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garrett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jackson to the mat. Jackson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC#Jackson is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Garrett finish him?
Garrett gets to his feet and stands over Jackson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Jackson felt that one! Garrett unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Jackson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!

Event: GC 398
Date: Oct 02, 2021

#R1#
Lentz throws a right hand that misses
and Garrett counters with a nice body shot.
Garrett moves out of range as Lentz strikes.
Garrett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lentz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Garrett dips to his left and cracks Lentz with an uppercut!
Lentz moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Lentz flicks out a counter leg kick but Garrett steps away.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Lentz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garrett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lentz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lentz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrett tries to counter with a takedown but Lentz is quick to defend against it.
Garrett stuns Lentz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lentz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garrett eats them both and turns towards Lentz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lentz throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lentz avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Lentz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lentz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Garrett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Lentz.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lentz moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lentz.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Lentz saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Garrett.
Nice straight punches there by Garrett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garrett.
Lentz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lentz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrett circles away quickly and effectively.
Lentz misses the shot to the body.
Garrett takes a swing at Lentz's ribcage but misses.
Lentz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lentz throws an off balance right hand
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garrett cracks Lentz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lentz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lentz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lentz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lentz misses with a wild combination.
Garrett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lentz avoids it really well and circles away.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Lentz misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Garrett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lentz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lentz blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Lentz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garrett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lentz backwards.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3##BC2#
Lentz manages to break the clinch.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Lentz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Garrett avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garrett.
Garrett is looking to wear down Lentz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lentz misses with a looping left.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Lentz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lentz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lentz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garrett takes one to the chin there.
Lentz throws a right hand that Garrett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garrett also avoids with ease.
Garrett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Lentz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lentz.
Garrett lands a jab to Lentz's midsection.
Lentz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lentz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garrett throws a hook but Lentz avoids it easily.
Lentz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Garrett moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Lentz controls the action.
Lentz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Lentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lentz loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lentz walks into a straight right hand from Garrett.
Lentz misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Lentz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garrett momentarily.
Leon Lentz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lentz tries to work over Garrett's front leg with a kick but Garrett checks it.
Lentz moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lentz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lentz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lentz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lentz sizes up Garrett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lentz throws a nice head kick!
Garrett darts in and out, connecting with a 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!
Garrett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett takes a swing at Lentz's ribcage but misses.
Lentz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Lentz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrett misses the target.
Garrett lands with a nice body punch.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Lentz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lentz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lentz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
Lentz slips a straight right by Garrett.
Lentz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lentz.
Lentz avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Lentz digs a good hook to Garrett's body.
Lentz staying out of range there.
A jab from Lentz finds it's way through Garrett's defenses.
Lentz throws a head kick but Garrett moves out of range.
Leon Lentz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Lentz lands but Garrett takes it in his stride. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lentz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lentz. Lentz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrett moves in looking to clinch but Lentz pushes him off.
Lentz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Lentz's shoulder, as Lentz tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrett jabs Lentz right on the nose. Lentz blinks but takes it well.
Garrett looks to land a right hand but Lentz moved out of range.
Lentz counters with a body kick.
Lentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett throws a hook but Lentz blocks it.
Lentz shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lentz throws a leg kick which misses Garrett's front leg but catches the back leg as Garrett tries to avoid it.
Garrett takes a kick to the side of the head.#T3#
Lentz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lentz misses with an uppercut.
Lentz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lentz misses with a hook.
Lentz throws a sloppy head kick and Garrett moves out of range easily.
Garrett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lentz.
Lentz looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Lentz circles away.
Lentz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garrett has time to react.
Garrett blocks a head kick by Lentz.
Garrett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Lentz's head but Lentz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lentz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Lentz slips the punch.
Lentz defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Lentz's shoulder, as Lentz tries to avoid the shot.
Lentz lands with a nice body kick.
Lentz throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett misses with a body punch
and Lentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Lentz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garrett connects with a jab.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lentz throws out the jab.
It looked like Garrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lentz thuds his shin into the meat of Garrett's side.
Lentz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Lentz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Lentz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lentz swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lentz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lentz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Lentz is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lentz.
And Lentz responds with a good body kick, but Garrett manages to step out the way in time.
Lentz missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Lentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lentz! But no joy.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
A jab from Lentz misses.
Lentz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett lands a head shot.
Garrett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Garrett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lentz circles away quickly and effectively.
Lentz lands with a nice body punch.
Lentz walks into a stiff left hand from Garrett.
Lentz looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Lentz throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Lentz.
A quick step to the side and Garrett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lentz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Lentz misses.
Lentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Lentz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lentz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
Garrett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lentz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Lentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lentz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Lentz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Lentz.
A left lands for Lentz.
Lentz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lentz tries to land a body kick
and Garrett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garrett throws a body punch but Lentz moves out of range.
That kick from Lentz tenderised Garrett's leg. Garrett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lentz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lentz misses with a straight right. #T3#
Garrett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Lentz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lentz throws a leg kick but Garrett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrett misses the target.
Garrett swings for the body but Lentz moves out of range.
Garrett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lentz.
Garrett is looking to clinch but Lentz is avoiding it.
Lentz throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett is looking to counter the offense by Lentz and move into the clinch.
Lentz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Lentz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Lentz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Garrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lentz avoids the body shot from Garrett.
Lentz moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrett ducks right into an uppercut from Lentz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett dives in for a single leg takedown but Lentz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lentz's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Lentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lentz throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrett.
Garrett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lentz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lentz moves out of range of the strikes.
Lentz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Lentz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lentz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Lentz!

Event: GC 395
Date: Aug 28, 2021

#R1#
Garrett misses with a hook. Lentz ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lentz! But no joy.
Lentz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrett moves out of range as Lentz strikes.
Lentz ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
Nice straight punches there by Lentz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lentz.
Lentz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lentz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lentz with the inside leg kick.
A left lands for Lentz.
Garrett misses with a straight left. #CL#
Garrett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lentz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Lentz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lentz controls his hands. #TD#
Garrett lands a takedown into guard. #T1#
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lentz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lentz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Lentz keeping full guard, as Garrett tries to pass.
Garrett stands up over Lentz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound.
Lentz keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Garrett throws a strike but Lentz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Lentz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garrett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SU2#
Lentz stands and steps away. Garrett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lentz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garrett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Lentz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lentz throws a right hand that Garrett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garrett also avoids with ease.
Lentz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Lentz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garrett lands with a right hand.
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!
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Lentz is just out of range.
Lentz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lentz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garrett is out of range.
Leon Lentz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lentz throws a big shot that misses.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett throws a nice looking combination but Lentz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lentz looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
A cross from Garrett lands.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T3##TD#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garrett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lentz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garrett has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garrett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Garrett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lentz is looking for a sweep.
Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lentz to see if he's OK.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
Garrett is trying to ground and pound but Lentz uses the momentary lack of control by Garrett to regain half guard.
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lentz's head.
Lentz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
Lentz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T4#
Garrett won't allow Lentz to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garrett's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ES2#
Lentz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lentz momentarily.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Lentz moves away and avoids it.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Lentz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Lentz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Lentz's head but Lentz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Lentz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garrett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
Lentz motions for Garrett to come forward. Lentz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Lentz slips the punch.
A nice side step and Lentz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lentz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lentz throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Lentz throws a body kick that misses.
Garrett tries to clinch up but Lentz circles away and keeps his distance.
Lentz slips under a jab from Garrett.
It seemed like Lentz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lentz moves away.
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Lentz's ribs.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Lentz counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Lentz.
Bo Garrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lentz looks to land a body kick but Garrett moved away.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garrett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Garrett rushes Lentz and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Garrett goes for a takedown attempt but Lentz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lentz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lentz misses with a looping right.
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Lentz lands a really nice looking cross but Garrett seems unphased.
Lentz defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Lentz misses with a series of wild punches.
Lentz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garrett's head.
Lentz throws a sloppy head kick and Garrett moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Lentz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lentz. #T2#
Lentz misses with a body kick.
Lentz tries to move into range but Garrett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garrett scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lentz moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Lentz scores with a jab. Garrett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Lentz is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Lentz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Garrett fails with a takedown attempt.
Garrett dodges the punch combination from Lentz.
Garrett moves out of range as Lentz strikes.
Lentz cracks a nice hook into Garrett's ribs.
Lentz ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lentz! But no joy.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lentz. #T3#
Lentz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrett at a distance.
Lentz misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Garrett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lentz throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett lands a nice looking body shot.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Lentz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Garrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lentz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garrett.
Lentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Lentz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
Lentz takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T4#
Garrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Garrett misses.
Lentz looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Garrett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lentz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garrett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lentz was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Lentz throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Lentz flicks out a counter leg kick but Garrett steps away.
Lentz stuffs the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Lentz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A cross from Garrett lands.
Garrett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lentz defends well and Garrett ends up having to push Lentz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC2#
Lentz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lentz.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Lentz's head but Lentz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Lentz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Lentz circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lentz.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett checks a low kick from Lentz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett lands a jab-cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lentz.
Garrett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lentz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garrett wants to clinch up but Lentz keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Lentz misses its intended target. #T1#
Lentz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
A little feinted left hand from Garrett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Lentz. That snapped Garrett's head back.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Lentz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lentz throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.#TD#
Garrett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lentz sprawls well initially but Garrett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lentz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garrett is thwarting Lentz's attempts to control the position.
Garrett throwing shots but Lentz is blocking nicely.
Garrett working over Lentz with some ground and pound. Lentz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett thows a huge punch but Lentz dodges it nicely.
Garrett looks to land a strike but Lentz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Lentz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Lentz!#REVB#
Lentz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lentz wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
Lentz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2#
Lentz stands up and waves to Garrett to follow him.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Lentz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrett tries to clinch but Lentz is having none of it. #TD#
Garrett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lentz!
Lentz is trying to improve his position.
Lentz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Garrett asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lentz gets back to half guard.
Garrett throwing shots but Lentz is blocking nicely.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lentz's thigh. Lentz counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T4#
Garrett is in close to Lentz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lentz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett cracks Lentz with a solid left hand.
Garrett is fighting to break Lentz's control of his arms but Lentz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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 throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Garrett has gone for a leg lock! Lentz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garrett's guard.#REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lentz 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leon Lentz.
I think Lentz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 8
Date: Mar 26, 2021

#R1#
Garrett misses with a two punch combination.
Abc tries a quick counter leg kick but Garrett is wise to it.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrett backing away here, and Abc unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice cross by Garrett.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garrett digs a good hook to Abc's body.
Abc misses the jab.
Abc defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett jabs Abc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett jabs at Abc's body.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing reports that Garrett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Garrett scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Abc.
Garrett with a hook.
Abc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garrett walks into a straight right hand from Abc.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Abc is just out of range.
Abc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD#
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abc is trying to defend but Garrett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abc trying to hold on to Garrett's head to control him but Garrett postures up. #T2##SUB2#
Abc is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garrett pulls his head out easily.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abc tries to roll over but Garrett keeps him under control.
Abc gets full guard.#SUB2#
Garrett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Abc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abc swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Abc controls Garrett momentarily but Garrett frees himself.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Abc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrett defends well.#SUB2#
Abc looking for a triangle here. Garrett is fighting it but it looks tight! Abc pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Garrett is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Test Abc!

Event: BBFC Fight Night 1
Date: Feb 05, 2021

#R1#
Garrett misses with a straight left.
Matsuzaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Matsuzaka's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garrett throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Matsuzaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut
and Garrett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrett connects with a crisp jab.
Garrett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matsuzaka backs up against the cage.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrett.
Matsuzaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matsuzaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matsuzaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsuzaka moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Matsuzaka lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuzaka blocks a jab.
Matsuzaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Garrett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matsuzaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsuzaka. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Matsuzaka digs a good hook to Garrett's body.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsuzaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
A little feinted left hand from Matsuzaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matsuzaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.#T2#
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsuzaka.
Garrett takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Matsuzaka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matsuzaka cracks a nice hook into Garrett's ribs.
Garrett takes one to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka misses with a straight left.
Garrett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garrett moves to clinch but Matsuzaka breaks away
and Matsuzaka counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Matsuzaka misses.
Matsuzaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3#
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matsuzaka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrett at a distance.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Matsuzaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matsuzaka is looking to wear down Garrett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garrett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsuzaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight right hand.
Garrett jabs Matsuzaka right on the nose. Matsuzaka blinks but takes it well.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.
Matsuzaka scores with a jab to the head.
Garrett connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Garrett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsuzaka throws out the jab.
Matsuzaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range nicely.
Matsuzaka takes one to the chin there.
Garrett looks to land a right hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range.
Garrett connects with a body shot that sends Matsuzaka's belly button to the back.
Garrett lunges at Matsuzaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matsuzaka's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Matsuzaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garrett scores with a nice right hand.
Matsuzaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garrett! But no joy.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garrett throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Garrett swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuzaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Matsuzaka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuzaka.
Garrett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuzaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Matsuzaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett lands a glancing blow to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
Matsuzaka misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garrett jabs at Matsuzaka's body.
Matsuzaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrett counters with a straight right hand.
Garrett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matsuzaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matsuzaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC#Garrett is rocked!
Garrett walks into a left hand.
Garrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsuzaka finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Matsuzaka.#T2#
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsuzaka throws an overhand right that drops Garrett like a sack of potatoes! Matsuzaka dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: BFC 32: Soares Vs. King
Date: Jan 09, 2021

#R1#
Garrett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Browne looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Garrett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Browne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrett dips to his left and cracks Browne with an uppercut!
A cross from Garrett lands.
Garrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Browne fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Garrett misses its target.#CL#
Garrett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Browne wants a takedown.
Garrett presses Browne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownes head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett lands with a short shot to the head.
Garrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#Browne is rocked!
Garrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Browne is still on wobbly legs! Can Garrett finish him?
Garrett throws a big uppercut that drops Browne! More strikes from Garrett and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Browne lies dazed against the cage as Garrett celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!

Event: BFC Hardcore 6
Date: Nov 28, 2020

#R1#
Oliver throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliver.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver lands a nice hook to Garrett's body. Garrett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garrett momentarily.
Oliver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Garrett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliver walks into a stiff left hand from Garrett.
Garrett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#KD2#
Oliver lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Garrett sprawling to the canvas. Oliver follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Garrett hang on? #ROC2#Garrett is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oh Garrett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliver.
Oliver is taking a breather. Garrett says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garrett seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Oliver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garrett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oliver not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett wants to control but Oliver is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oliver is trying to control. Garrett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett tries to get to full guard but Oliver has control of the leg.
Oliver sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oliver is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliver thows a huge punch but Garrett dodges it nicely.
Garrett tries to get to full guard but Oliver has control of the leg.
Oliver is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garrett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliver misses with a wild body shot.
Oliver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oliver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Oliver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliver wants to counter the offense by Garrett and move into the clinch position.
Oliver jabs at Garrett's body.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garrett gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
Garrett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliver.
A counter left hand to the body from Garrett misses its target.
Oliver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliver misses with a hook. Garrett ducked under it nicely.
Garrett is looking to counter punch.
Oliver lands a body shot.
Jamie Oliver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliver throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliver throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Jamie Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver misses with a body shot
and Garrett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Garrett drives through and clinches with Oliver against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliver.
Oliver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliver lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Oliver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
A jab from Oliver misses.
Oliver takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrett misses the target.#T4#
Oliver moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliver! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Oliver.
Oliver throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrett.
Oliver throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliver was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett tries to clinch there but Oliver circles away.
Garrett scores with a nice head shot.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Oliver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett cracks Oliver with an open hand slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Garrett as he connects with a hook.
Garrett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliver's head.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Oliver's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver connects with a right hand. Garrett shakes it off.
Oliver moves away from the strike by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand #KD2#
and Oliver counters with a series of strikes that sends Garrett to the canvas! Oliver follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Oliver tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrett is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Oliver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Oliver misses the target.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliver.
Oliver misses with a hook.
Garrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliver.
Garrett sizes up Oliver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Garrett moves out of range.
Oliver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrett.
Oliver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oliver tries to bum rush Garrett with a series of wild strikes but Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garrett swings for the body but Oliver moves out of range.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oliver's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Oliver's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oliver connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Garrett to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Oliver!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamie Oliver!
Jamie Oliver bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Empire: XI
Date: Aug 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Garrett.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Garrett ducks down to avoid it.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Garrett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva cracks Garrett with a good jab.
Silva moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garrett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Garrett misses with a straight left.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Silva's coach down at Steroids Athletic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Garrett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Nice defenses there by Garrett.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Garrett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garrett.
Garrett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garrett throws a hook but Silva blocks it.#T2##TD#
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Garrett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garrett thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Garrett throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head. #ROC#Silva is rocked!
Garrett passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Garrett finish him?
Garrett looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
A big strike lands for Garrett! That's really hurt Silva and he's turned his back - Garrett keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Garrett jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!

Event: BFC Syndicate 2
Date: Jul 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Garrett misses.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.
Garrett has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wad is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A big left from Garrett misses.
Wad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Wad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wad tries to clinch up but Garrett circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrett throws out a counter right but Wad avoids it with no problem.#TD2#
Wad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garrett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad wants to stand but Garrett is controlling the position.
Wad controlling the position.
Garrett postures up in Wad's guard and throws a big left but Wad blocks it.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Wad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garrett defends it easily.#T1#
Garrett cracks Wad with a solid left hand.
Garrett cracks Wad with a solid left hand.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garrett cracks Wad with a solid left hand.#ROC2#Wad is rocked!
Garrett passes Wad's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Wad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Wad is hurt! He's hurt bad - Garrett fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Wad from any more punishment! Congratulations to Garrett! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!

Event: BFC Syndicate 1
Date: Jun 12, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett misses with a hook. The Man ducked under it nicely.
The Man unleashes a big counter combination but Garrett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from The Man. Those never looked like landing.
The Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Garrett misses the target.
Garrett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jacque The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Man throws a sloppy head kick and Garrett moves out of range easily. #TD#
Garrett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching The Man on his heels. He'll look to pass The Man's guard now, I'm sure.
The Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but The Man blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 chips away with some ground and pound.
The Man looks winded!
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!
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Garrett looking to pass the guard.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garrett with a nice head shot there.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Man's head.
Garrett chips away with some ground and pound.#CUT#It looks like Jacque The Man has been cut.
Garrett slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Garrett there.
The Man taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard. #ROC#The Man is rocked!
Garrett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Man is still in real trouble! Can Garrett finish him?#T2#
Garrett lands a big elbow - The Man is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Garrett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!

Event: BFC 4: Mullin vs. Cole
Date: May 08, 2020

#R1#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Garrett clinches.
Garrett stalling in the clinch.
Garrett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not. #T1#
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White is trying to force a seperation but Garrett has the dominant position.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett has White pressed against the cage. #TD2#
Garrett is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. White can't fight it off and eventually Garrett manages to take the fight to the floor. White looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Garrett cracks White with a solid left hand.
White wants to stand and escape but Garrett is having none of it.
White looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Garrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Garrett won't allow White to get back to his feet.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garrett on the ground.
Garrett chips away with some ground and pound.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Garrett with a nice head shot there.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
White is breathing heavily.
Garrett pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett. #T3#
Garrett is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garrett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
Garrett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garrett is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to White's temple. #T4#
White is refusing to be controlled, as Garrett sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
Garrett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garrett is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.#ROC2#
White is rocked!
Garrett lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked White! More strikes land and this one is all over! Garrett jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Garrett!

Event: BFC 2: Wallace vs. Cole
Date: Apr 12, 2020

#R1#
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.#TD#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #ES2#
Hardy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD#
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. #T4#
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. #SUB2#
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!
#R2#
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 #CL#
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. #TD#
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. #ES2#
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. #T1#
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. #TD#
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. #T2##SUB2#
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. #REVR#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!
#R3#
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. #CL#
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. #CL#
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. #T1#
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. #BC2#
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.#TD#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2020

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Twelve napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garrett landing a few strikes.
Twelve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garrett on the ground.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garrett working the head with strikes.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Garrett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garrett working away.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
Garrett cracks Twelve with a big right hand but Twelve just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Twelve trying to remain calm as Garrett controls from the top position.
Garrett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Twelve can't do much from the bottom here.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Garrett landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Garrett taking a breather here.
Twelve is trying to control Garrett's posture but Garrett avoids it.
Check out the look on Garrett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Twelve taking a bit of punishment here - Garrett scoring with strikes.
Garrett lands some shots froms side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Twelve tries to buck Garrett off but Garrett is having none of it.
Twelve is working hard here to advance position.
Garrett scores with punches from side control.
Garrett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Twelve some visible discomfort.
Garrett just content to control the position.
Garrett scores with punches from side control.
Garrett working the ground and pound.#T2#
Garrett controlling from side mount.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Garrett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garrett grinds an elbow into Twelve's temple.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Garrett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Twelve some visible discomfort.
Garrett is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Twelve will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Garrett working the body and head with strikes.
Garrett working the ground and pound from side control.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Twelve struggling a bit here.
Garrett taking a breather here.
Twelve taking punishment in the form of punches. #T3#
Garrett landing a few strikes.
Twelve taking a bit of punishment here - Garrett scoring with strikes.
Twelve takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garrett lands an elbow.
Twelve seems a little lost for a moment, as Garrett dominates the positioning.
Garrett scores with punches from side control.
Garrett is chipping away with strikes.
Garrett is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Garrett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Garrett scoring with punches from side control.
Twelve takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#T4#
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrett looks up at the clock and then as Twelve takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garrett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Garrett scores with punches from side control.
Garrett looks up at the clock and then as Twelve takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garrett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Twelve is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garrett connects with a decent elbow.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Twelve can't do much from the bottom here.
Twelve is trying to escape the position but Garrett is controlling the position.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Twelve takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!
Garrett scoring with punches from side control.
Twelve is trying to escape the position but Garrett is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Twelve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrett.#CL2#
Garrett forces Twelve back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Garrett has clasped his hands together around Twelve's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garrett grinds an elbow into Twelve's temple.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Twelve is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Twelve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garrett scores with a couple of short elbows.#T1#
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Garrett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Twelve down.
Garrett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garrett scoring with punches from side control.
Twelve is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Twelve takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrett looks up at the clock and then as Twelve takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garrett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #ROC2#
Twelve is rocked!
Check out the look on Garrett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Twelve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Twelve is letting Garrett control him for a moment.
Twelve seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Garrett looks up at the clock and then as Twelve takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garrett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Twelve is trying to improve his position.
Garrett in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Twelve to see if he's OK.
Twelve is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garrett taking a breather here.
Garrett lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here.
Garrett working the body and head with strikes. #T3#
Garrett working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Garrett stalls from top position.
Twelve tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garrett scoring with punches from side control.
Garrett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garrett lands a nice forearm strike.
Garrett scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Twelve's face as Garrett controls the position.
Twelve is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Check out the look on Garrett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garrett lands some shots froms side control.
Twelve is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garrett lands some shots froms side control.
Garrett controlling the position from side mount.
Garrett grinds an elbow into Twelve's temple.
Garrett lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett lands a few punches from side control.
Twelve is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garrett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Garrett creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Twelve staying out of range there.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Twelve saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Twelve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
A jab from Garrett misses.
Twelve throws a counter high kick but Garrett was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Twelve moves out of range as Garrett strikes.
Garrett just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTwelve.#T2#
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.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Twelve slips the punch.
Twelve throws a quick counter head kick but Garrett was just out of range.
Twelve blocks a jab.
Twelve looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Twelve looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Twelve looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Twelve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Twelve lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Garrett has managed to clinch.
Twelve creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #TD2#
Garrett gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garrett distracts Twelve with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garrett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garrett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
Twelve is trying to keep Garrett in close.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garrett is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garrett postures up.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garrett lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrett controls from within his opponent's guard.
Twelve will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrett 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!

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