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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler comes to the cage accompanied by YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME. Jenkins has chosen Mary Jane as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggler in his tracks.
Diggler tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenkins lands with a nice body punch.
Diggler has closed the distance and engaged Jenkins in a clinch.
Diggler blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Diggler.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenkins throws an elbow that misses.
Jenkins stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diggler as Jenkins tries to tie him up.
Diggler pushes Jenkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Diggler controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggler keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Diggler blocks it.
Diggler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diggler uses from the top position.
Diggler tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Jenkins is trying to keep Diggler in close.
Jenkins managing to control the position.
Diggler controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirk Diggler wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Diggler moves into the clinch.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Diggler.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diggler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggler lands with a left to the head.
Diggler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins has Diggler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diggler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggler.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggler throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Diggler tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins lands a nice uppercut.
Diggler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins misses with the head strike.
Diggler lands a left hand.
Diggler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggler throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggler avoids the damage to the body.
Diggler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Diggler keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a light punch inside.
Diggler blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggler.
Diggler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggler.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Diggler.
Jenkins turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Diggler regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jenkins's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Diggler is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurgood Jenkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggler.
Diggler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diggler throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Diggler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diggler throws a leg kick that misses.
Diggler blocks the body kick.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Diggler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins lands a head shot.
Diggler misses with a combination
and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Diggler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diggler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jenkins prevents Diggler from improving his position.
Jenkins wants to control but Diggler is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggler won't allow Jenkins to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Diggler dodges it nicely.
Diggler is refusing to be controlled, as Jenkins sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diggler is looking for a sweep. Jenkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jenkins is trying to control. Diggler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thurgood Jenkins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jenkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Jenkins does no damage.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diggler under the eye.
Jenkins is looking to slow Diggler down with leg kicks.
Diggler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Diggler avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diggler.
Diggler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Diggler moved away.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Diggler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jenkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diggler's calf.
Diggler lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggler in his tracks.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggler, right into the meat.
Jenkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggler. That did some damage!
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diggler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggler scores with a nice strike.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Diggler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins.
Diggler wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Diggler catches Jenkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jenkins takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Diggler throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diggler.
Jenkins is looking to chop away at Diggler's legs.
Diggler walks into a left hand.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Diggler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jenkins has time to react.
Diggler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler works Jenkins's body with a nice hook.
Jenkins clobbers Diggler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for Diggler. That snapped Jenkins's head back.
Jenkins throws the left hand but Diggler avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Diggler moved away.
Diggler motions for Jenkins to come forward. Diggler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggler throws out the jab.
Diggler darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diggler blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
Diggler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diggler motions for Jenkins to come forward. Diggler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thurgood Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler needs to keep his hands up - Jenkins had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Diggler slips a jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Diggler throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Diggler moved away.
Dirk Diggler is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins.
Dirk Diggler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurgood Jenkins.
Diggler throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diggler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is working hard here to advance position.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diggler keeps working.
Thurgood Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diggler is looking to improve his position.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diggler keeps working.
Jenkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Diggler is pressing down on Jenkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jenkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diggler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jenkins defends it easily.
Jenkins postures up.
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 Dirk Diggler.
I think Jenkins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurgood Jenkins!
Thurgood Jenkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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