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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diagana comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Melartin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pennywise- Homesick . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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152 lbs
16 - 20 - 0 |
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168 cm
27
142 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diagana tries to move into range but Melartin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Melartin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diagana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melartin takes a swing at Diagana's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Melartin. That snapped Diagana's head back.
It looks like Alberto Diagana has been cut.
Melartin lands the left hand.
Diagana is rocked!
Diagana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melartin.
Melartin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Diagana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diagana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melartin tries to keep at a distance but Diagana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diagana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melartin avoids it.
Melartin avoiding damage as Diagana throws knees to the body.
Diagana seems to have got his legs back now.
Diagana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melartin prevents a body shot from Diagana.
Diagana just leaning against Melartin, taking a breather.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Diagana is controlling him.
Melartin is leaning against Diagana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Melartin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diagana has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana working aggressively here.
Diagana keeps control of Melartin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diagana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diagana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melartin.
Melartin tries to circle away but Diagana has him pinned against the cage.
Melartin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Diagana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Melartin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Melartin cracks Diagana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Melartin lands a body shot.
Melartin swings for the body but Diagana moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diagana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melartin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diagana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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 crunches a lovely knee into Melartin's ribcage.
Diagana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diagana working aggressively here.
Melartin avoiding damage.
Diagana prevents Melartin from breaking the clinch.
Melartin tries to circle away but Diagana has him pinned against the cage.
Diagana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Melartin cracks Diagana with a nice body shot.
Diagana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Melartin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Melartin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melartin is leaning against Diagana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diagana throws a head punch that misses.
Diagana throws an elbow but it misses.
Diagana trying to land knees to the body.
Diagana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana misses with a knee to the head.
Diagana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diagana is breathing heavily.
Melartin misses with a punch to the body.
Melartin avoiding damage as Diagana throws knees to the body.
Diagana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
Diagana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Melartin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melartin is trying to force a seperation but Diagana has the dominant position.
Diagana digs a right hand into Melartin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Melartin's gas tank.
Melartin is pushing Diagana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Melartin working hard to break the clinch.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
Melartin wants to break free but Diagana has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin has had enough of the clinch but Diagana keeps him there for the moment.
Diagana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diagana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Melartin is trying to push Diagana away but Diagana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Melartin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diagana stalling the fight.
Diagana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melartin avoids it.
Diagana has Melartin pressed against the cage, preventing Melartin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Melartin.
Diagana has Melartin pressed against the cage, preventing Melartin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melartin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diagana looking to slow down the pace here.
Diagana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melartin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Melartin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Diagana's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diagana tries to clinch but Melartin is having none of it.
Melartin lands with a shot to the body.
Melartin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diagana.
Melartin digs a good hook to Diagana's body.
Diagana staying out of range there.
Diagana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diagana has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diagana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diagana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melartin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diagana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diagana walks into a jab.
Melartin steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Diagana is out on his feet! Melartin sets himself and nearly takes Diagana's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rafael Melartin!
Rafael Melartin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, into his post fight interview.
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