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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 237 p4p, 25 weight class) and Bruce Diehard (ranked 304 p4p, 36 weight class). Gabriel Zackrisson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Diehard's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diehard misses the jab.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zackrisson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zackrisson is looking to counter punch.
Diehard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Diehard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been informed that Diehard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zackrisson throws out a loose jab but Diehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zackrisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zackrisson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diehard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diehard misses the body punch
and Zackrisson counters with a nice leg kick.
Diehard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diehard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diehard looks to land a right hand but Zackrisson moved out of range.
Diehard jabs at Zackrisson's body.
Diehard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zackrisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Diehard.
Diehard checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Diehard blocks the leg kick.
Zackrisson dodges the punch combination from Diehard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diehard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zackrisson lands with an uppercut that bounces Diehard off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard with a hook.
A slow jab from Diehard misses its intended target.
Diehard scores with a sloppy right hand. Zackrisson should have avoided that one.
Bruce Diehard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diehard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zackrisson.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head but Zackrisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zackrisson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zackrisson digs a good hook to Diehard's body.
Diehard connects with a solid leg kick.
Diehard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zackrisson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diehard dips to his left and cracks Zackrisson with an uppercut!
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!
Zackrisson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diehard at a distance.
Diehard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diehard throws the left hand but Zackrisson avoids the punch easily.
Zackrisson moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Diehard.
Diehard tries to work over Zackrisson's front leg with a kick but Zackrisson checks it.
A slow jab from Diehard misses its intended target.
Diehard throws a hook but Zackrisson blocks it.
Diehard connects with a single shot there.
Diehard throws a big shot that misses.
Diehard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zackrisson.
Diehard lands a body shot.
Zackrisson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diehard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zackrisson lands with a good body shot.
Zackrisson avoids the body shot from Diehard.
A big left from Diehard misses.
Diehard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zackrisson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zackrisson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diehard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zackrisson scrambles back to his feet.
Zackrisson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
Diehard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diehard moves out of range of the leg kick from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson thows a leg kick but Diehard checks it
and Zackrisson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zackrisson feints and then cracks Diehard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diehard down.
Diehard throws a hook but Zackrisson blocks it.
Diehard blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by Zackrisson.
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Diehard with a jab.
Zackrisson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zackrisson throws out a loose jab but Diehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zackrisson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diehard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zackrisson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zackrisson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diehard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.
Diehard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zackrisson with a body shot.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diehard misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson lands a nice hook to Diehard's body. Diehard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zackrisson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diehard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Diehard misses.
Diehard connects with a jab.
Diehard missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zackrisson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diehard misses with a looping right.
Zackrisson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diehard swings for the body but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diehard! But no joy.
A punch combination from Diehard misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diehard's head.
Diehard drops his hands momentarily and Zackrisson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Zackrisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Zackrisson does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
Zackrisson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diehard.
Bruce Diehard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Zackrisson.
Diehard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diehard swings for the body but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Zackrisson is looking to slow Diehard down with leg kicks.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diehard.
Diehard takes a swing at Zackrisson's ribcage but misses.
Zackrisson throws a low kick but Diehard avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Diehard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diehard looks to land a left hand but Zackrisson moved out of range nicely.
Zackrisson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diehard. Diehard obviously looking to wear him down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zackrisson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Zackrisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diehard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Zackrisson.
A little feinted left hand from Zackrisson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard throws a right hand that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a thumping low kick.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Zackrisson's shoulder, as Zackrisson tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Zackrisson misses the target.
A low kick from Diehard is predictable there
and Zackrisson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diehard lands a glancing blow to the side of Zackrisson's head.
Diehard scores with a jab.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diehard scores with a hook to the body. Zackrisson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Diehard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diehard! But no joy.
Zackrisson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zackrisson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diehard.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diehard checks it well.
Diehard jabs at Zackrisson's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diehard tries to work over Zackrisson's front leg with a kick but Zackrisson checks it.
Zackrisson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diehards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Diehard.
Diehard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zackrisson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Diehard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zackrisson misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diehard is out of range.
Diehard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diehard scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Diehard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zackrisson doesn't seem phased though.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Zackrisson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diehard throws a big shot that misses.
Zackrisson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diehard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zackrisson misses with a straight left.
Zackrisson throws a front kick aimed at Diehard's knee but Diehard avoids it well.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.
Zackrisson slips a jab from Diehard.
Zackrisson misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diehard misses with an uppercut. Zackrisson saw that one coming.
Zackrisson with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Zackrisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zackrisson misses with a straight left.
Zackrisson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diehard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zackrisson.
Diehard throws a front kick aimed at Zackrisson's knee but Zackrisson avoids it well.
Zackrisson wants to land a leg kick but Diehard is out of range.
Diehard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diehard checks a low kick from Zackrisson.
The crowd cheers as Diehard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zackrisson doesn't seem phased though.
Diehard misses with an uppercut
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Diehard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diehard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zackrisson.
A countering left hand to the body from Diehard misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diehard misses with the combination.
It looked like Zackrisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diehard looks to land a left hand but Zackrisson moved out of range nicely.
Diehard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zackrisson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diehard throws a series of punches but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Diehard staying out of range there.
Diehard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Diehard blocks the leg kick.
Zackrisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diehard connects with the punch.
Diehard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diehard jabs Zackrisson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diehard connects with a nice looking jab.
Diehard cracks a nice hook into Zackrisson's ribs.
Diehard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zackrisson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zackrisson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diehard digs a good body shot into Zackrisson's ribs.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zackrisson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zackrisson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diehard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zackrisson thows a leg kick but Diehard checks it
and Diehard counters with a one-two to the body.
That kick from Zackrisson tenderised Diehard's leg. Diehard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Zackrisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diehard is just out of range.
Zackrisson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diehard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Zackrisson misses the target.
Diehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
The fighters circling - Zackrisson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zackrisson slips a straight right by Diehard.
Diehard blocks a leg kick.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diehard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Zackrisson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zackrisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diehard is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Diehard misses.
Diehard checks a leg kick.
Diehard throws a one two combo.
Diehard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a front kick aimed at Diehard's knee but Diehard avoids it well.
Diehard misses with a leg kick
and Zackrisson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zackrisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diehard throws a body shot but no joy.
Diehard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zackrisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Diehard.
Diehard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zackrisson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diehard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
Diehard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zackrisson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard connects with the punch.
Gabriel Zackrisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diehard.
Zackrisson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
Zackrisson scores with a hook.
Zackrisson with a nice cross.
Zackrisson looks to land a left hand but Diehard moved out of range nicely.
Diehard misses with a double jab.
Bruce Diehard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diehard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diehard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Bruce Diehard has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Zackrisson.
A little feinted left hand from Zackrisson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Zackrisson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zackrisson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Diehard - just one landing.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head but Zackrisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zackrisson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diehard misses with a hook
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Diehard is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson misses with a combination
letting Diehard counter with a right hand.
Zackrisson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zackrisson misses with a kick to the body.
Zackrisson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diehard scores with a sloppy right hand. Zackrisson should have avoided that one.
Diehard lands a head kick!
Diehard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zackrisson.
Diehard slips a straight right by Zackrisson.
A slow jab from Zackrisson misses its intended target.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Zackrisson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diehard moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Zackrisson. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Zackrisson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard lands with a good body shot.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zackrisson tries a head kick but it misses.
Diehard flicks out a counter leg kick but Zackrisson steps away.
Diehard avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zackrisson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diehard misses with a hook.
Zackrisson misses with a looping right.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson walks into a stiff left hand from Diehard.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Diehard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zackrisson back to the cage. Diehard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diehard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zackrisson on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zackrisson moves away.
Diehard lands with a straight right. Zackrisson didn't see that one coming.
Diehard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diehard cracks Zackrisson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Diehard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diehard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Diehard!
Bruce Diehard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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