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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diamon Drajevic (ranked 6274 p4p, 7243 weight class) and Rico Segura (ranked 603 p4p, 653 weight class). Rico Segura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diamon Drajevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Segura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drajevic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drajevic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Segura checks it well.
Segura appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Segura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drajevic throws out a loose jab but Segura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Segura lands a jab to the nose.
Segura blocks a leg kick.
Drajevic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drajevic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drajevic closes the distance and clinches.
Drajevic can't find room to land a body shot as Segura controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Segura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drajevic lands with a left to the head.
Drajevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Segura backwards.
Drajevic misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Segura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Segura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drajevic lands a nice shot to the body.
Drajevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Segura.
Drajevic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Segura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drajevic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Segura misses with a knee to the head.
Segura letting Drajevic take a breather here.
Drajevic managing to block the knees to the body from Segura.
Drajevic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drajevic tries a body shot but Segura blocks it.
Drajevic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Segura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Segura misses with a punch to the body.
Drajevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drajevic trying to control the position but instead, Segura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drajevic into the cage.
Segura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura tries to land knees in the clinch but Drajevic avoids the damage to the body.
Segura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Segura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drajevic lands an uppercut.
Drajevic lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drajevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drajevic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Segura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Drajevic misses.
Segura looks for the body kick but Drajevic saw that one coming.
Drajevic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Segura clinches.
Segura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drajevic up against the cage.
Segura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drajevic blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drajevic scores with a shot to the side of Segura's head.
Drajevic has Segura pushed against the cage.
Drajevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drajevic has Segura pressed against the cage.
Segura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Segura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Segura misses with some punches.
Drajevic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Drajevic fails to land.
Segura blocks an uppercut.
Drajevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Segura tries to land a knee to the head but Drajevic blocks with his arms.
Drajevic presses Segura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drajevic can't find room to land a body shot as Segura controls the action.
Drajevic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Segura up against the cage.
Drajevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Segura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drajevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Segura controls his hands.
Drajevic managing to block the knees to the body from Segura.
Drajevic stalling.
Segura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Segura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drajevic throws a right hand that Segura ducks under and follows up with a left that Segura also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Segura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drajevic staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Segura misses the target.
Drajevic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drajevic tries to clinch but Segura moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diamon Drajevic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drajevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drajevic checks a low kick from Segura.
Segura walks into a stiff left hand from Drajevic.
Segura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drajevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Segura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Segura misses.
Segura throws a jab when Drajevic was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Segura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Segura misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drajevic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drajevic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Segura can do to turn this around?
Drajevic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Segura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drajevic has time to react.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Segura in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Segura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drajevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Drajevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura misses with a kick to the body.
Drajevic throws a series of strikes that have Segura backpedaling.
It looks like Rico Segura has been cut.
Drajevic throws the left hand but Segura avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drajevic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Segura wants to counter with a clinch but Drajevic pushes him away.
Drajevic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drajevic throws a hook to the side of Segura's head but Segura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drajevic loads up on a big right hand but Segura slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drajevic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drajevic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drajevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Segura looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Segura walks into a left hand.
Diamon Drajevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Segura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drajevic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura moves away from the strike by Drajevic.
Drajevic slips a jab from Segura.
Drajevic misses with a straight right.
Segura only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good work by Segura as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Segura misses the target.
Drajevic moves out of range of the leg kick from Segura.
It looked like Drajevic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Segura gets tackled into the cage by Drajevic. Drajevic maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drajevic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Segura backwards.
Drajevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drajevic tries to work over Segura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drajevic lands with a light punch inside.
Segura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Segura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drajevic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drajevic throws a body punch but Segura moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drajevic moves into range and clinches up with Segura.
Diamon Drajevic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drajevic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Segura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drajevic lands a body shot.
Drajevic managing to block the knees to the body from Segura.
Drajevic looking to slow down the pace here.
Drajevic pushes Segura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drajevic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drajevic stalling in the clinch but Segura improves position.
Segura prevents a body shot from Drajevic.
Drajevic working aggressively here.
Drajevic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Segura backwards.
Drajevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Segura uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drajevic.
Drajevic is working Segura over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Drajevic.
Drajevic effectively controlling the action here.
Segura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drajevic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Segura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drajevic.
Segura prevents a body shot from Drajevic.
Drajevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Segura looking to throw knees to the head but Drajevic is blocking nicely.
Drajevic lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drajevic stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Segura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diamon Drajevic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rico Segura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Segura wants to clinch
and Drajevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Drajevic misses.
Diamon Drajevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Segura takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Segura misses.
Segura moves out of range of the strikes.
Segura misses the jab.
Segura tries to clinch but Drajevic moves out of range.
Drajevic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Segura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Segura! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drajevic lands with a hook. Segura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Segura drops his hands momentarily and Drajevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Segura swats away the attempt to clinch by Drajevic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drajevic misses the jab.
Drajevic moves into the clinch.
Drajevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Segura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drajevic is trying to stall.
Drajevic misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Drajevic.
Drajevic looking to stall.
Drajevic lands a right hand.
Drajevic throws a head punch that misses.
Segura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drajevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura looking to throw knees to the head but Drajevic is blocking nicely.
Drajevic tries a body shot but Segura blocks it.
Drajevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drajevic.
A head punch on the inside from Drajevic fails to land.
Drajevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Segura backwards.
Segura tries to land knees in the clinch but Drajevic avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drajevic working aggressively here.
Drajevic misses with a body punch.
Segura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drajevic avoiding damage as Segura throws knees to the body.
Drajevic can't find room to land a body shot as Segura controls the action.
Segura lands a right hand.
Segura blocks a body shot from Drajevic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Segura.
Segura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drajevic avoids it.
Drajevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drajevic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Segura lands a right hand.
Drajevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Segura tries to circle away but Drajevic has him pinned against the cage.
Segura is trying to maintain a safe position but Drajevic gets an underhook and turns Segura into the cage.
A short left from Drajevic.
Segura blocking some punches.
Drajevic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Segura backwards.
Drajevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Segura blocks a body shot from Drajevic.
Good body shot from Drajevic.
Segura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drajevic's elbow.
Segura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drajevic avoids it.
Segura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drajevic looking to stall.
Drajevic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Drajevic fails to land.
Segura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drajevic pushes Segura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Segura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Segura blocking some punches.
Drajevic lands a body punch.
Drajevic slows down the pace here.
Drajevic misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drajevic.
Rico Segura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Segura presses Drajevic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drajevic is looking to control Segura's arms but Segura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drajevic has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diamon Drajevic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drajevic 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diamon Drajevic!
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