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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Diabate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Diabate is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Lam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Diabate!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lam tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lam striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lam is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diabate trying to control the position but Lam is working away.
Lam regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lam is not content to let Diabate control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lam with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diabate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diabate.
Lam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diabate postures up and lands a big shot to Lam's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diabate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lam.
Lam prevents Diabate from improving his position.
Diabate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lam.
Lam 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diabate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lam.
Lam wants to stand up but Diabate is controlling the position.
Lam is breathing heavily.
Diabate tries to get to full guard but Lam has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lam scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diabate controls the position for a moment.
Diabate manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam taking some punishment here, with Diabate in his half guard.
Diabate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diabate is looking to advance position but Lam won't allow it.
Lam is pressing down on Diabate's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diabate trying to control the position from guard on top but Lam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diabate slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diabate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diabate distracts Lam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diabate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diabate drops back looking for a leg! Lam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lam manages to kick Diabate off! Diabate jumps back into Lam's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam wants to stand up but Diabate is controlling him.
Diabate lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diabate makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diabate with a nice head shot there.
Lam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lam wants to stand but Diabate is controlling the position.
Diabate makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diabate tries to free his leg and advance position but Lam is retaining full guard.
Diabate prevents Lam from getting back to his feet.
Lam wants to sweep but no luck.
Lam has momentary wrist control but Diabate slips an elbow through the middle.
Diabate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lam is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabate 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.
Lam keeping moving, preventing Diabate from controlling successfully.
Diabate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diabate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diabate shoots in and bounces Lam off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lam 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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diabate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diabate scoring with some ground and pound.
Diabate prevents Lam from getting back to his feet.
Diabate lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Diabate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lam gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diabate to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diabate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lam throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Samuel Diabate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diabate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lam's head.
Lam wants to sweep but no luck.
Diabate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diabate's guard.
Diabate pulls Lam in close to his closed guard and prevents Lam from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diabate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lam.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diabate is adopting a defensive guard.
Diabate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lam is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diabate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diabate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lam is one step ahead there.
Diabate wants to get back to his feet but Lam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diabate bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lam is looking to regain half guard here but Diabate keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabate lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Diabate's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lam is working hard here to advance position.
Lam prevents Diabate from improving position.
Lam gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diabate wants to pass the guard but Lam is defending well.
Lam is not content to let Diabate control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate working Lam over with strikes.
Diabate is trying to control. Lam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diabate is looking to advance position but Lam won't allow it.
Lam is looking for a sweep. Diabate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diabate seems to be looking for submissions.
Diabate is nestled in close to Lam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diabate looks to land a right hand but Lam moved out of range.
Lam gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lam throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lam looking for a sweep. Not yet Lam, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diabate wants to control from the top but Lam keeps moving.
Diabate stopping the sweep attempt from Lam.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diabate shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lam manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lam 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.
Lam will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diabate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Diabate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diabate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lam throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Diabate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lam is keeping the position for now.
Lam wants to sweep here but Diabate controlling him for the moment.
Diabate distracts Lam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diabate is one step ahead there.
Diabate connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diabate scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diabate landing with the ground and pound.
Diabate stopping the sweep attempt from Lam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lam's head.
Diabate lands a couple of elbows.
Diabate postures up and lands a big shot to Lam's brow.
Diabate wants to pass the guard but Lam is keeping the position.
Lam keeping moving, preventing Diabate from controlling successfully.
Diabate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lam is keeping the position for now.
Diabate trying to control but Lam is working from the bottom.
Lam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diabate controls the pace.
Lam wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diabate trying to control but Lam is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diabate closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lam to the mat! Lam manages to get full guard.
Lam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diabate's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diabate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diabate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diabate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diabate wants to sweep but no luck.
Lam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diabate's guard.
Diabate keeping full guard, as Lam tries to pass.
Lam thows a big elbow that misses.
Lam won't allow Diabate to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lam.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Lam as Diabate shoots in.
Lam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diabate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lam blocks a head kick by Diabate.
Diabate throws an overhand right that lands on Lam's shoulder, as Lam tries to avoid the shot.
Lam throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diabate was covering up waiting for the punch and Lam finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lam throwing strikes from guard but Diabate blocks nicely.
Lam is looking to work some ground and pound but Diabate has wrist control.
Diabate wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam wants to stand but Diabate is controlling his posture from full guard.
Diabate is pulling down on Lam's head. It's preventing any offense from Lam, at least for the moment.
Lam is in close to Diabate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lam throws a big right hand that misses.
Diabate pulls Lam in close to prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diabate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lam is trying to defend but Diabate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rex Lam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuel Diabate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diabate stops Lam from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Diabate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diabate 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Diabate!
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