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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diagana has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Diagana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diagana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter lands with a slapping head kick.
Diagana scores with a takedown into Walter's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diagana prevents Walter from getting back to his feet.
Diagana tries to stand but Walter is controlling from the bottom.
Walter wants to stand and escape but Diagana is having none of it.
Diagana forces his way 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!
Walter pushes Diagana off looking to stand but Diagana dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Diagana tries to stand but can't do so whilst Walter controls his leg.
Walter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diagana content to control rather than advance.
Walter pushes Diagana off looking to stand but Diagana dives back in and keeps control.
Diagana wants to pass to mount but Walter is defending the position.
Diagana tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Walter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter looks like he's trying to stand up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diagana is looking to clinch but Walter is avoiding it.
Steven Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walter.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Walter keeps it at a distance.
Walter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diagana will feel that in the morning.
A solid body kick from Walter.
Walter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
Diagana wants to clinch.
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
Diagana has closed the distance and engaged Walter in a clinch.
Diagana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter stuns Diagana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Diagana.
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
Diagana walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walter.
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Alberto Diagana has been cut.
Walter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diagana is rocked!
Diagana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diagana is still on wobbly legs! Can Walter finish him?
Walter throws a nice head kick!
Diagana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diagana seems to have recovered his senses.
Steven Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Diagana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diagana tries to clinch but Walter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Walter throws a head kick but Diagana moves out of range.
Diagana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diagana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walter, pushing him back against the cage.
Diagana trying to control the position but instead, Walter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diagana into the cage.
Diagana keeps control of Walter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diagana scores with a hook to the body.
Walter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diagana turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Walter is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diagana decides to stand up, so the ref orders Walter to his feet.
A head kick misses from Diagana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steven Walter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alberto Diagana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Walter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diagana.
Diagana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Diagana doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
Diagana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diagana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diagana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diagana tries to clinch up but Walter circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walter.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diagana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walter is looking to wear down Diagana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walter throws a body kick that misses.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Diagana.
Diagana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Diagana blocks a head kick by Walter.
Diagana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walter avoids it really well and circles away.
Walter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diagana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walter lands with a nice body kick.
Diagana tries to clinch up.
Steven Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter slaps away a takedown attempt from Diagana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walter scores with a head kick. Diagana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walter throws a combination. Diagana tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses with a wild combination.
Walter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diagana.
Steven Walter is winning the standup battle so far.
Diagana tries to clinch but Walter moves out of range.
Diagana clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diagana is trying to stall.
Diagana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walter after a bit of a struggle.
Steven Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Diagana.
Diagana prevents Walter from breaking the clinch.
Diagana keeps control of Walter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diagana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diagana looking to slow down the pace here.
Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diagana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walter takes a swing at Diagana's ribcage but misses.
Diagana has Walter up against the cage in a clinch.
Diagana tries to score a body lock takedown but Walter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walter's corner calls for a 1-2. Walter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diagana's head.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
Diagana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diagana circles away quickly and effectively.
Diagana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diagana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walter misses with a wild combination.
Diagana avoids the head kick by Walter.
Walter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diagana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diagana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diagana throws a head kick but Walter moves out of range.
Walter scores with a nice strike.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diagana on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Diagana blocks a head kick by Walter.
Walter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Walter looks to throw a body kick
and Diagana counters by clinching up.
Walter managing to block the knees to the body from Diagana.
Walter is trying to break free.
Diagana tries for a takedown but Walter manages to get underhooks.
Diagana has Walter pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diagana struggles to land a body shot inside as Walter controls his hands.
Diagana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walter is defending well.
Walter breaks the clinch.
Diagana has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Walter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Diagana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Diagana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diagana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diagana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diagana shoots in and drives through. Walter sprawls well.
Walter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diagana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diagana throws a right hand that Walter ducks under and follows up with a left that Walter also avoids with ease.
Walter lands a high kick!
Diagana throws a head kick but Walter moves out of range.
Walter takes a swing at Diagana's ribcage but misses.
Diagana tries to clinch but Walter moves out of range.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick
and Diagana moves into the clinch.
Diagana tries to stall but Walter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diagana changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diagana tries to clinch up but Walter circles away and keeps his distance.
Diagana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
Walter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walter dips to his left and cracks Diagana with an uppercut!
Diagana tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Diagana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walter is looking to land body kicks.
Walter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diagana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steven Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Diagana.
Walter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diagana backs up against the cage.
Walter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
Walter swinging wildly here.
Diagana tries to clinch but Walter is having none of it.
Diagana wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter lands with a slapping head kick.
Diagana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diagana walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diagana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Diagana.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Diagana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diagana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diagana tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diagana is defended easily by Walter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walter throws a one two combo.
Diagana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Walter keeps it at a distance.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Diagana tries to clinch but Walter moves out of range.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diagana throws a head kick that Walter semi-blocks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walter.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diagana.
Diagana stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diagana tries to clinch up but Walter circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diagana.
Diagana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diagana tries to clinch but Walter moves out of range.
Walter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diagana on the side of the head.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Diagana.
Walter misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diagana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walter checks a leg kick nicely.
Walter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Steven Walter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walter, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Steven Walter!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Steven Walter!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Steven Walter!
Steven Walter wins by unanimous decision!
Steven Walter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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