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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 1562 p4p, 151 weight class) and Kevin Huang (ranked 1727 p4p, 175 weight class). Diame Jr's entrance music is Get It On The Floor. A fine choice. Huang has chosen Nelly - The Champ as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kevin Huang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dumba Diame Jr's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dumba Diame Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Huang!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diame Jr throws a head kick but Huang moves out of range.
Huang moves in looking to clinch but Diame Jr pushes him off.
Diame Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diame Jr tries for a takedown but Huang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diame Jr misses with a head kick.
Huang darts in and clinches Diame Jr up against the cage.
Huang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diame Jrs head.
Diame Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Huang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diame Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Huang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang misses with a body punch.
Huang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huang misses with a body punch.
Huang misses with the head strike.
Huang misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diame Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Huang has double underhooks.
Huang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diame Jr is trying to force a seperation but Huang has the dominant position.
Huang effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diame Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Huang misses with a punch to the body.
Huang working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huang.
Huang throws a punch but it's blocked by Diame Jr.
Huang prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dumba Diame Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diame Jr has had enough of the clinch but Huang keeps him there for the moment.
Huang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diame Jr blocks a body shot from Huang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huang.
Huang throws a head punch that misses.
Huang tries to work over Diame Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huang has a couple of punches blocked by Diame Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Huang fails to land.
Huang swings wildly with an uppercut but Diame Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Huang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huang effectively controlling the action here.
Huang stalling.
Huang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huang is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huang.
Huang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huang misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diame Jr is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the cage.
Diame Jr breaks from the clinch.
Diame Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huang blocks the body kick.
Diame Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Huang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diame Jr has closed the distance and engaged Huang in a clinch.
Huang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diame Jr.
Huang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang prevents Diame Jr from breaking the clinch.
Huang working aggressively here.
Diame Jr blocks an uppercut.
Huang throws a punch but it's blocked by Diame Jr.
Diame Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diame Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Huang misses with some punches.
Huang cracks Diame Jr with a nice body shot.
Huang tries to throw a body punch but Diame Jr avoids it by throwing Huang back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huang misses with the head strike.
Huang digs a right hand into Diame Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diame Jr's gas tank.
Huang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diame Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Huang can turn it around.
Huang has Diame Jr pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Huang dominated that round.
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.
Diame Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huang moves into range and clinches up with Diame Jr.
Diame Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diame Jr blocking some punches.
Diame Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huang misses the shot to the body.
Huang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Huang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diame Jr is rocked!
Diame Jr breaks from the clinch.
Diame Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huang but Huang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang has closed the distance and engaged Diame Jr in a clinch.
Huang lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Diame Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diame Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Diame Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diame Jr blocking some punches.
Diame Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Diame Jr is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the cage.
Diame Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diame Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huang gets through Diame Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diame Jr can't break the clinch.
Diame Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diame Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huang avoids the head kick by Diame Jr.
Huang misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Diame Jr.
Huang works Diame Jr's body with a nice hook.
Huang gets a clinch.
Huang throws a head punch that misses.
Huang working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr prevents a body shot from Huang.
Huang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Huang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diame Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang avoids the head kick by Diame Jr.
Huang tries to counter with a clinch but Diame Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Diame Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diame Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Huang defends well and Diame Jr ends up having to push Huang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diame Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Diame Jr tries for a takedown but Huang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dumba Diame Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huang drives through and clinches with Diame Jr against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diame Jr.
Huang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huang lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Huang.
Huang misses with some punches.
Huang lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Huang.
Huang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huang working aggressively here.
Diame Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diame Jr tries to keep at a distance but Huang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Huang throws a head punch that misses.
Huang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diame Jrs head.
Huang working aggressively here.
Diame Jr is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the cage.
Huang working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huang lands a nice shot to the body.
Huang throws a head punch that misses.
Huang swings wildly with an uppercut but Diame Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huang has Diame Jr pressed against the cage.
Huang has a couple of punches blocked by Diame Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huang working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huang.
Diame Jr is trying to force a seperation but Huang has the dominant position.
Huang misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huang.
Diame Jr wants to break free but Huang has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Huang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Huang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diame Jr.
Diame Jr shoots in for a double leg but Huang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diame Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huang moves into the clinch successfully.
Diame Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Huang has double underhooks.
Huang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huang misses with a punch on the inside.
Huang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diame Jr blocks a body shot from Huang.
Huang working aggressively here.
Huang misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang is stalling here.
Huang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diame Jr as Huang tries to tie him up.
Huang tries a body shot but Diame Jr blocks it.
Kevin Huang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huang has a couple of punches blocked by Diame Jr.
Diame Jr blocks an uppercut.
Huang throws a head punch that misses.
Huang scores with a shot to the side of Diame Jr's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Huang lands a hook that snaps the head of Diame Jr backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang throws a head punch that misses.
Diame Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Huang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diame Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Diame Jr lands but Huang takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diame Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huang has closed the distance and engaged Diame Jr in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huang.
Huang has a couple of punches blocked by Diame Jr.
Diame Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diame Jr blocks a body shot from Huang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr blocking some punches.
Huang has Diame Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Diame Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Huang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Huang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diame Jr is trying to force a seperation but Huang has the dominant position.
Huang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diame Jr is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Huang fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huang.
Huang presses Diame Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to throw a body punch but Diame Jr avoids it by throwing Huang back against the cage.
Huang lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huang.
Diame Jr blocks a body shot from Huang.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diame Jr blocks an uppercut.
Huang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diame Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dumba Diame Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Huang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huang has Diame Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diame Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Huang controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Huang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Huang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Huang!
Kevin Huang tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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