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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boba Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by KOMRADZ. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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197 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boba Fett!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett misses with a body kick.
Good work by Fett as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boba Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
Fett connects with a leg kick. Diggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diggs is out of range and Fett settles back down.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fett.
It looks like Moses Diggs has been cut.
Fett works Diggs's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diggs's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fett. That one must have hurt.
Fett throws a sloppy head kick
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Fett 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
Fett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Fett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diggs connects with a right hand. Fett shakes it off.
It looks like Boba Fett has been cut.
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!
Fett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Fett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggs blocks a low kick nicely.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Diggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett wants to land a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
Fett misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Fett misses
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fett.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Fett avoids it.
Diggs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diggs gets the takedown into side control.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diggs advances to mount.
Fett is working to get back to half guard.
Diggs throws some wild stikes that Fett manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diggs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diggs raining down shots from the mount!
Diggs tries to control but Fett wriggling away.
Fett tries to hold on but Diggs postures up.
Diggs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Boba Fett's cut even more.
Fett can't escape the position.
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 Moses Diggs will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Fett takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Diggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fett is looking to clinch but Diggs is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Diggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Fett.
Diggs avoids the head kick by Fett.
Fett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diggs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fett somewhat.
Fett misses with a hook. Diggs ducked under it nicely.
Fett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy body kick from Fett
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Boba Fett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice shot by Diggs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fett.
Fett throws a push kick but Diggs slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fett's calf.
Diggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fett to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fett 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.
Fett looking to pass the guard.
Diggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fett trying to control but Diggs is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Boba Fett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diggs circles away.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Diggs fakes the leg kick and cracks Fett in the body.
Diggs fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diggs - the referee stops the clock and Fett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diggs. Fett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boba Fett.
Fett lands with a straight right. Diggs didn't see that one coming.
Fett looks to throw a body kick
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Fett misses.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boba Fett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fett swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Diggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by Diggs.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diggs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fett misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Diggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs tries to land a front kick but Fett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fett.
Sloppy strikes from Fett. Those never looked like landing.
Diggs checks a low kick from Fett.
Fett shoots in and drives through. Diggs sprawls well.
Fett misses with a body kick.
Fett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fett looks to land a body kick but Diggs moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Fett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggs rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Diggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fett tries to clinch up.
Boba Fett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fett doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diggs.
Diggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Fett.
Diggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boba Fett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fett misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fett trying to advance position but Diggs counters by regaining guard.
Fett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boba Fett really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice body kick from Diggs.
Fett misses with a hook. Diggs ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Fett misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diggs - that will leave a mark!
Fett jabs at Diggs's body.
Fett is looking to slow Diggs down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Diggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Diggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diggs throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Fett misses with the body kick
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggs motions for Fett to come forward. Diggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Fett as he checks the leg kick.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looks for the body kick but Fett saw that one coming.
Fett tries to land a body kick
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Fett connects with a jab.
Fett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Fett.
Fett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggs slips a straight right by Fett.
Diggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fett's hands.
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!
Fett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs moves out of range as Fett throws a body kick.
Fett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fett misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Diggs.
Fett throws a good cross that connects.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fett scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looks for the body kick but Fett saw that one coming.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs lands with a nice body punch.
Diggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fett closes the distance and clinches up with Diggs, looking for a takedown. Fett pushes Diggs against the cage but Diggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moses Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boba Fett.
Fett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. Fett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good shot there by Fett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Diggs blocks the low kick.
Fett throws a lazy body kick
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Diggs had his way with Boba Fett in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother 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.
Fett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diggs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett throws a wild body kick that Diggs sees coming a mile off.
Diggs tries to bum rush Fett with a series of wild strikes but Fett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fett misses the body punch
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fett walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett pushes Diggs away with a front kick.
Diggs takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
Fett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fett blocks a low kick nicely.
Fett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Fett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diggs's hands.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett misses with a body kick.
Fett connects with an inside leg kick.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diggs checks it well.
Fett throws a leg kick but Diggs moved away.
Fett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a leg kick that knocks Diggs off balance momentarily.
Fett throws the kick towards the body but Diggs avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Fett.
Fett thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fett. Fett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diggs throws a right hand that Fett ducks under and follows up with a left that Fett also avoids with ease.
Fett tries to clinch up.
Fett misses the body punch
and Fett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett cracks Diggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fett looks to land a body kick but Diggs moved away.
Diggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fett cracks Diggs with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Fett.
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett wants to land a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
Diggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fett.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boba Fett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fett 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Boba Fett!
Boba Fett is the new light heavyweight champion!
Boba Fett decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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