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Event:
Carnage 46
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Kung darts in and clinches Kruegg up against the cage.
Kung keeps control of Kruegg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Kruegg has knocked Kung down with a huge combo! Kruegg steps away and waves a wobbly Kung back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Davos Kung has been cut.
Kung goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruegg misses with a left hand
and Kung counters with a nice body kick.
Kruegg tries to clinch there but Kung circles away.
Kung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kung wants it to stay on the feet.
Kung fakes the leg kick and cracks Kruegg in the body.
Kung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kruegg wants to clinch.
Kung lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Sid Kruegg has been cut.#T1#
Kung lands with a nice combination. Kruegg backs away looking to recover.
Kruegg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kung takes one on the button.
Kruegg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kruegg shoots for a double leg takedown but Kung sprawls well. He's pushed Kruegg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davos Kung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Kruegg.
Kruegg looks winded!#CL#
Kruegg gets tackled into the cage by Kung. Kung maintains the clinch. #BC#
Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruegg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kruegg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kung at a distance.
Kung throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kruegg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruegg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL#
Kung darts in and clinches Kruegg up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kung.
Kung struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruegg controls his hands.
#T2##BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruegg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kruegg.
Kung went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Kung closes the distance and pushes Kruegg back into the cage.
Kung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kung lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Kruegg manages to break the clinch.
Kruegg shoots in for a takedown but Kung shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kung throws a series of punches but Kruegg moves out of range. #CL#
Kung moves into the clinch.
Kruegg is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
Kung slips a jab and a cross from Kruegg.
Kruegg throws a series of punches but Kung avoids them all with ease.
Kung thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kung throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sid Kruegg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Kung clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Kung breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Kung clinches.
Kung lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Kung breaks the clinch.
Kung lands a head kick!
Kung keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kung lands a body shot.
Kruegg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Kung clinches. #BC#
Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Kruegg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kung was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruegg.
Kruegg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kung counters with a body kick.
Kruegg throws a nice looking combination but Kung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Kruegg tries to get set, Kung tries to push him back and clinch up but Kruegg manages to avoid the attempt.
Kruegg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kruegg misses with a takedown attempt
and Kung finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#CL#
Kung has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Kung.
Kung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kruegg.
Kruegg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kung just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
Kung forces Kruegg back against the cage and clinches.
Kruegg can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davos Kung dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruegg.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kung or perhaps it was just good defense by Kruegg, which made it look bad.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kung.
Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruegg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kung.#CL#
Kruegg tries to keep at a distance but Kung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kung lands a nice shot to the body.
Davos Kung has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruegg tries for a takedown but Kung circles away easily#CL#
and Kung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Kung manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Kung closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Kung breaks from the clinch.
Davos Kung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Kung lands a front kick.
Davos Kung is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruegg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kung circles away.
Kruegg is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kung.#CL#
Kung pushes Kruegg up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kung scores with a jab.#CL#
Kung clinches.
Kruegg wants to break free but Kung has control.
#BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kung or perhaps it was just good defense by Kruegg, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Kruegg drives through and clinches with Kung against the cage.
Kung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2##BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruegg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruegg misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Kung was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kruegg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kruegg tries to avoid it but Kung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kruegg to the ground. Kruegg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davos Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruegg throws a leg kick
and Kung counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kruegg fails with a takedown attempt.
Kruegg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruegg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kung swivels and escapes.
Kruegg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruegg can do to turn this around?#CL#
Kung clinches up with Kruegg and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Kung breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Kung darts in and clinches Kruegg up against the cage.#T3#
Kung scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Kung clinches up against the cage.
Kung holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kung digs a right hand into Kruegg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruegg's gas tank.
Kruegg is trying to force a seperation but Kung has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Kruegg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kung can't find room to land a body shot as Kruegg controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kruegg wants to break free but Kung has control.
#T4#
Kung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruegg is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kung avoids the head kick by Kruegg.
It looked like Kung was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kruegg.
Kruegg misses with a takedown
and Kung counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kung lands a jab-cross combination.
Kung misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Kung darts in and clinches Kruegg up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Kung breaks the clinch.
Kruegg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davos Kung dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A head kick from Kung lands but Kruegg takes it in his stride.
Kruegg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kung tries to avoid it but Kruegg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kung to the ground. Kung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL#
Kung clinches.
Kruegg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kung pushes Kruegg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC2#
Kruegg breaks from the clinch.
Kung throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
Kung forces Kruegg back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Kung breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Kruegg tries to keep at a distance but Kung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruegg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kung misses with a body punch.
#T1##BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruegg throws a low kick, looking for Kung's leg but Kung calmly moves out of range.
Kung lands an overhand right.
Kruegg swings widly with a right hand
and Kung counters with a one-two to the body.
Kung lands a jab-cross combination.
Kruegg throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Kung was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kung scores with a head kick. Kruegg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Kung has Kruegg up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC#
Kung manages to break the clinch.
Kruegg shoots for a takedown but Kung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Kruegg looks to move away, Kung throws a big counter combo but Kruegg just gets out of the way.
Davos Kung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Kruegg.#T2#
Kruegg tries for a takedown but Kung circles away easily
and Kung counters with a two punch combo. #CL#
Kung rushes Kruegg and presses him up against the cage.
Kung prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC#
Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kung.
Kung cracks a nice hook into Kruegg's ribs.
Kung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Kung has closed the distance and engaged Kruegg in a clinch.
Kung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruegg wants to break free but Kung has control.
Kruegg jumps guard but Kung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kung cracks Kruegg with a nice body shot.#T3#
Kung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruegg backwards. #BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Kung clinches with his opponent.
Kung works on Kruegg's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Kung breaks from the clinch.
Kung scores with a punch to the head.
Kruegg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kung defends it nicely.
Kung lands with a kick to the temple. Kruegg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kruegg tries to close the distance and clinch but Kung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kung appears to be looking for a big counter.#T4#
Kruegg throws a nice looking combination but Kung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kung is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Kung pushes Kruegg up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kung.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruegg as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kung slips under a jab from Kruegg.
As Kruegg looks to move away, Kung throws a big counter combo but Kruegg just gets out of the way.
Kruegg looks to land a combination but Kung avoids it well.
Kruegg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kung tries to clinch but Kruegg moves out of range.
No joy there for Kruegg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kung tries to counter by clinching up but Kruegg breaks away and moves out of range.
Sid Kruegg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davos Kung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Kruegg misses
and Kung counters with a two punch combo. #CL#
Kung closes the distance and pushes Kruegg back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davos Kung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kung has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davos Kung!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kruegg eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kruegg doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Niko Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Kruegg.
Kruegg shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruegg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kruegg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruegg darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruegg misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruegg jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Kruegg looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Kruegg misses with a double jab.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Kruegg is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Kruegg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz's coach down at Kangaroo's MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diaz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Kruegg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Kruegg misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Kruegg's body. Kruegg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruegg momentarily.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruegg's head.
Diaz slips under a jab from Kruegg.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruegg with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kruegg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Kruegg shoots in.
Despite the aggression on Diaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diaz punishes Kruegg's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruegg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruegg should have avoided that one.
Kruegg just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kruegg has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot. #T3#
Kruegg fails with a takedown attempt.
Kruegg looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruegg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruegg slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Kruegg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Kruegg ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kruegg is breathing heavily.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Kruegg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Kruegg could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Diaz tries to bum rush Kruegg with a series of wild strikes but Kruegg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Kruegg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz lands a jab to Kruegg's midsection.#T4#
Diaz avoids the head kick by Kruegg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz clobbers Kruegg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Diaz catches Kruegg right on the button with a cross.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Niko Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz cracks Kruegg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kruegg walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Kruegg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kruegg off to one side.
Kruegg tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Kruegg avoids it with no problem.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kruegg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruegg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz lands a jab.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Kruegg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Kruegg's belly button to the back.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Kruegg moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Kruegg is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruegg on the side of the head.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruegg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruegg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Kruegg on that attempt.
Kruegg takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruegg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruegg doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
#TD#
Kruegg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kruegg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruegg is staying tight to Diaz's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T1#
Kruegg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diaz is pushing Kruegg's head away, looking to escape. Kruegg manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kruegg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Kruegg avoids nicely.
Kruegg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kruegg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Kruegg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Kruegg is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sid Kruegg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz tries to bum rush Kruegg with a series of wild strikes but Kruegg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruegg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kruegg misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Kruegg. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Kruegg backpedaling.
#TD#
Kruegg dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SU#
Kruegg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kruegg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Kruegg throws a head kick that misses.
Kruegg walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz jabs Kruegg right on the nose. Kruegg blinks but takes it well.
Diaz cracks Kruegg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Kruegg misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz catches Kruegg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kruegg shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Kruegg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz feints a jab promting Kruegg to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kruegg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Kruegg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruegg slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Kruegg shoots in but no luck this time.
Kruegg shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Kruegg backs away looking to recover.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kruegg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Kruegg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Diaz. #T1#
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kruegg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niko Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz digs a good hook to Kruegg's body.
Kruegg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Kruegg misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kruegg looking to stall.
#BC2#
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz leaves Kruegg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kruegg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kruegg off to one side.
Kruegg wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krueggs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Kruegg turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#T3#
Kruegg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kruegg trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Kruegg working away.#SUB#
Kruegg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kruegg controlling the position.
Kruegg gets to mount! Diaz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kruegg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Diaz!
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