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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sainey Diawara (ranked 5926 p4p, 4834 weight class) and Amara Kan (ranked 583 p4p, 545 weight class). Diawara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ghostbusters. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sainey Diawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amara Kan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kan rushes Diawara and presses him up against the cage.
Kan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diawara is keeping busy.
Diawara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kan lands a hook that snaps the head of Diawara backwards.
Kan looking to slow down the pace here.
Diawara lands a hook that snaps the head of Kan backwards.
Diawara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kan effectively controlling the action here.
Kan stalling in the clinch but Diawara improves position.
Kan throws a head punch that misses.
Kan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kan misses with the head strike.
Kan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Sainey Diawara has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kan pushes Diawara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kan misses with some punches.
Kan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diawara's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kan fails to land.
Kan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kan has a couple of punches blocked by Diawara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diawara gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kan is not content to let Diawara control the position.
Diawara wants to pass the guard but Kan is defending well.
Diawara stands up from half guard.
Kan doesn't manage to clinch there - Diawara circles away.
Diawara swinging wildly here.
Diawara closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Kan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diawara as Kan tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diawara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diawara backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diawara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diawara drives through and clinches with Kan against the cage.
Diawara tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Kan.
Diawara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Diawara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diawara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch but Diawara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kan tries to clinch but Diawara is having none of it.
Diawara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kan did well to prevent Diawara getting side control.
Diawara wants to control but Kan is keeping him busy.
Kan is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diawara is looking to stall here but Kan recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kan working a defensive guard here.
Diawara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diawara with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diawara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diawara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kan trying to control the position but instead, Diawara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kan into the cage.
Kan is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Diawara has denied him.
Diawara trying to control the position but instead, Kan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diawara into the cage.
A short right from Kan on the inside.
Kan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diawara breaks the clinch.
Amara Kan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diawara looks to throw the jab but Kan is out of range.
Kan tries to clinch but Diawara is having none of it.
Kan doesn't manage to clinch there - Diawara circles away.
Kan wants to clinch.
Diawara instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diawara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sainey Diawara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sainey Diawara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diawara tries to keep at a distance but Kan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diawara tries a body shot but Kan blocks it.
Diawara scores with a hook to the body.
Kan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kan effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diawara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diawara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kan tries to clinch up but Diawara circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Diawara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kan doesn't manage to clinch there - Diawara circles away.
Diawara throws a counter high kick but Kan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diawara.
Kan tries to clinch up but Diawara circles away and keeps his distance.
Kan tries to clinch but Diawara is having none of it.
Kan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diawara, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kan misses with a body punch.
Kan misses with a punch to the body.
Kan throws a punch but it's blocked by Diawara.
Diawara looking to stall.
Kan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Diawara.
Diawara breaks from the clinch.
Diawara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diawara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diawara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kan tries to clinch there but Diawara circles away.
Diawara misses with an uppercut.
Kan has managed to clinch.
Diawara manages to break the clinch.
Kan wants to clinch up but Diawara keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diawara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diawara closes the distance and pushes Kan back into the cage.
Diawara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diawara is trying to maintain a safe position but Kan gets an underhook and turns Diawara into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diawara as Kan tries to tie him up.
Kan cracks Diawara with a nice body shot.
Diawara misses with a body punch.
Diawara looking to slow down the pace here.
Diawara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diawara blocks a body shot from Kan.
Kan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diawara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diawara taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kan as Diawara tries to tie him up.
Diawara is trying to pull guard but Kan has him pressed against the cage.
Diawara has Kan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diawara pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kan tumbling to the mat - Diawara dives into Kan's guard.
Diawara content to stall in guard here.
Diawara trying to control the position from guard on top but Kan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diawara looking to sit in guard and control but Kan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diawara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diawara wants to control the position but Kan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Diawara actively working from the bottom here.
Kan trying to control the pace.
Diawara wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diawara is refusing to be controlled, as Kan sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sainey Diawara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sainey Diawara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diawara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diawara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kan, pushing him back against the cage.
Diawara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kan tries to close the distance and clinch but Diawara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Diawara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diawara.
Diawara jabs Kan right on the nose. Kan blinks but takes it well.
Diawara rushes Kan and presses him up against the cage.
Diawara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diawara misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Diawara fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Kan.
Kan misses with a punch to the body.
Diawara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diawara.
Diawara manages to break the clinch.
Diawara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kan pushes Diawara up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diawara.
Kan misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kan.
Kan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diawara.
Kan blocks a body shot from Diawara.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diawara as Kan tries to tie him up.
Kan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kan struggles to land a body shot inside as Diawara controls his hands.
Kan stops a takedown attempt from Diawara.
Kan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kan trying to stall but Diawara improves his position.
Diawara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Diawara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kan content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diawara throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diawara controls Kan momentarily but Kan frees himself.
Kan trying to control the position from guard on top but Diawara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diawara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kan passes into half guard.
Diawara pushes Kan off looking to stand but Kan dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diawara missing with punches from the bottom.
Sainey Diawara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Diawara.
Diawara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diawara is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Diawara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kan being controlled against the cage.
Diawara is leaning against Kan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kan is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diawara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sainey Diawara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diawara.
Amara Kan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diawara lands a shot to the body.
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 Sainey Diawara.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diawara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sainey Diawara!
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