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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Concesco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Albert Concesco's chin.
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265 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Concesco!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Concesco has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Concesco won't allow it.
Concesco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Concesco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Concesco is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Concesco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Concesco 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 Concesco off to one side.
Concesco 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.
Concesco wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Concesco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Concesco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Concesco has managed to clinch.
Concesco wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Concesco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Concesco avoids them all with ease.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Concesco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Concesco smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Concesco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Concesco blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Albert Concesco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Concesco misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Concesco throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Concesco does it's job there.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Left hook, right uppercut from Concesco.
Concesco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Concesco tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Concesco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Concesco is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Concesco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Concesco in particular looking to stall.
Concesco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Concesco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Concesco seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Concesco has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concesco wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Concesco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Concesco tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Concesco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Concesco tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Concesco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Concesco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz wants to stall.
Concesco lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Concesco.
Concesco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Concesco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Concesco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Concesco throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Concesco misses with a double jab.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
No luck for Concesco with that takedown attempt.
Diaz lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Concesco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Concesco rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Concesco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Concesco lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Concesco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Concesco misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Concesco.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Concesco circles away and keeps his distance.
Concesco rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Concesco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Concesco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz is trying to keep Concesco in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Concesco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concesco trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Concesco from controlling successfully.
Diaz trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz has his hands on Concesco's head, controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Concesco lands a nice looking body shot.
Concesco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Concesco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but Concesco stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Concesco has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Concesco dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Concesco has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Diaz works to full guard.
Concesco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diaz!
Concesco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concesco is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz throws an elbow but Concesco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Concesco is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Concesco keeps working.
Diaz working away.
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.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Concesco being controlled for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Concesco has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Concesco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz effectively controlling the action here.
Concesco wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Concesco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Concesco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Concesco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Concesco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Concesco wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Concesco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Concesco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Concesco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Concesco works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Concesco in close.
Concesco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Concesco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Concesco is one step ahead there.
Concesco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two 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.
Concesco tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Concesco defends it easily.
Concesco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
Concesco wants to stand and escape but instead Diaz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Concesco has wrist control.
Concesco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Concesco throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Concesco won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Concesco is having none of it.
Concesco holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Frank Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Concesco defends it.
Albert Concesco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Concesco pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Concesco is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Concesco is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Concesco has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters circling a little - Diaz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Concesco avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Concesco clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Frank Diaz.
Well Concesco 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Concesco!
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energy
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hype
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