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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Hasselhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hasselhoff comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Hasselhoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggler is looking to clinch.
Hasselhoff ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
Hasselhoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Diggler sprawls well. He's pushed Hasselhoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hasselhoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diggler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hasselhoff clinches with his opponent.
Hasselhoff is trying to drag Diggler to the mat but Diggler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hasselhoff has Diggler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diggler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Hasselhoff. 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.
Diggler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff goes for a takedown attempt but Diggler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diggler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff clinches up with Diggler and pushes him back against the cage.
Hasselhoff jumps guard.
Diggler passes Hasselhoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diggler is looking to advance position but Hasselhoff won't allow it.
Diggler thows a huge punch but Hasselhoff dodges it nicely.
Diggler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is trying to control the action in half guard but Hasselhoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggler controlling the action here.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
Diggler is pressing down on Hasselhoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hasselhoff is holding on for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hasselhoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diggler as he avoids it easily.
Hasselhoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hasselhoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diggler's waist but Diggler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hasselhoff off to one side.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler stuffs the takedown.
Diggler tries to clinch there but Hasselhoff circles away.
Diggler missing with a left hand there. Hasselhoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggler tries to clinch
and Hasselhoff counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diggler!
Diggler is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Diggler wants to hold on but Hasselhoff pushes him away.
Hasselhoff looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hasselhoff is breathing heavily.
Diggler is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff get's back to his feet.
Diggler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diggler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler looking to control but instead Hasselhoff has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diggler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hasselhoff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hasselhoff won't allow Diggler to pass to mount.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dirk Diggler 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.
Diggler doesn't manage to clinch there - Hasselhoff circles away.
Hasselhoff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hasselhoff showed some decent athleticism there.
Hasselhoff is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Diggler has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diggler moves into full guard.
Diggler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hasselhoff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Diggler striking off his back but it's not causing Hasselhoff any problems.
Diggler has an active guard here but Hasselhoff has managed to pass into half guard.
Diggler trying to control here.
Diggler is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diggler tries to get to full guard but Hasselhoff has control of the leg.
Hasselhoff is trying for a kimura here. Diggler looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hasselhoff wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dirk Hasselhoff!
Dirk Hasselhoff retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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RATING
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