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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Tupac - I'm a Soldier as his entrance music. Clinton Hessler has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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197 lbs
29 - 9 - 2 |
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170 cm
35
185 lbs
29 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Hessler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diego on the side of the head.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego darts in and clinches Hessler up against the cage.
Hessler wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Hessler.
Diego presses Hessler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hessler can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Hessler throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Hessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hessler tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Hessler scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hessler misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
I was talking to Hessler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hessler's elbow.
Hessler blocking some punches.
Hessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego cracks Hessler with a nice body shot.
Hessler misses with some punches.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hessler seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hessler is breathing heavily.
A short left from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hessler backwards.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Hessler prevents a body shot from Diego.
Hessler misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hesslers head.
Hessler takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Diego to work.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego presses Hessler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hessler scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Hessler lands a nice uppercut.
Hessler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hessler takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Hessler trying to control the position but instead, Diego has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hessler into the cage.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hessler backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Hessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Hessler controls his hands.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hessler takes a shot to the head.
Hessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Hessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Hessler controls the action.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego gets through Hessler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hessler is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego blocks a body shot from Hessler.
Diego tries to work over Hessler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Oh Hessler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego is working Hessler over against the cage.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hessler's elbow.
Diego is working Hessler over against the cage.
Hessler seems to have got his legs back now.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hessler backwards.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Hessler controls his hands.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego pushes Hessler against the cage. Diego is working some dirty boxing. Diego pushes off with a quick right hook! Hessler goes down! Hessler tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Diego moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Diego!
Don Diego is the new middleweight champion!
Don Diego made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'll finally speak, my English no very good so my apologize. I work very hard for dis, and thank you to my trainers, and people back home. I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
Clinton Hessler spoke after the fight, saying 'Legend.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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