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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong has chosen I'm Going In as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 cm
23
179 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
170 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Arteta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Long Dong! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dong throws a hook but Arteta blocks it. Dong avoids the body shot from Arteta.
Dong throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dong misses with a body kick. Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arteta.
Arteta just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Arteta misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming. Arteta throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily. Dong takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dong misses with a looping left. Dong fails to land with a series of punches.
Arteta lands a nice shot to the body.
Arteta catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round. Arteta connects with a jab. Arteta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Arteta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Arteta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Arteta throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily. Arteta throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot. Arteta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arteta manages to avoid it. Arteta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong. Dong throws a right and a left that Arteta avoids nicely. Arteta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A shot to the liver by Arteta. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A big left from Arteta misses. Arteta catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Dong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arteta circles away quickly and effectively. Arteta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong. Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arteta. Nice body punch from Arteta. Dong misses with a hook to the body
and Arteta counters with a stiff right hand. Arteta lands with a nice body punch. Dong looks gassed! Arteta throws a good cross that connects.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arteta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Arteta. Arteta missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arteta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Arteta scores with a nice head shot. Arteta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dong.
Arteta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Arteta dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Arteta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Dong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arteta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Arteta cracks Dong with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from Arteta. Arteta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Long Dong has been cut. Dong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Dong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Dong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A lazy left from Arteta finds it's target. Dong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Arteta lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Arteta dominated that round. The cut man is working on Long Dong's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Dong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Arteta. Dong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arteta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Arteta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Arteta lands with a right hand. Arteta getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Arteta catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Long Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dong is breathing heavily. Arteta scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dong on the wrong end of a nice hook. Arteta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arteta lands with a cross. Arteta with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Dong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Arteta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arteta cracks Dong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Dong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arteta counters with a nice uppercut. Nice cross by Arteta. Dong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Arteta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arteta lands with a hook. Dong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Arteta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Nice shot lands for Arteta. Dong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arteta counters with a left to the body. Jab by Arteta. Arteta connects with a nice looking jab.
Dong thows a left - swing and a miss! Dong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arteta lands with an uppercut that bounces Dong off the cage and back into rage. Dong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arteta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Dong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arteta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dong can do to turn this around? Arteta with a body punch. A glancing blow. A looping hook to the body misses from Arteta. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet. Dong missing with a left hand there. Arteta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Arteta defending well as Dong loads up on a big left hand. Arteta lands with a straight right. Dong didn't see that one coming. Diego Arteta is winning the standup battle so far. Arteta tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot. Arteta slips under a jab from Dong.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Arteta with a nice cross. Dong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arteta was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong. Arteta thuds a left hand into Dong's body. Arteta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Arteta throws out a powerful jab. Dong avoids the body shot from Arteta.
Arteta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Arteta digs a good body shot into Dong's ribs. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Arteta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Arteta dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Long Dong's cut. That's time! Arteta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Arteta. Arteta tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot. Dong throws a right and a left that both miss. Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arteta. That did some damage! Arteta scores with a shot to the body.
Arteta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Arteta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dong on the wrong end of a nice hook. Arteta punishes Dong's body with a nice straight punch. Dong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A punch lands to the side of Dong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arteta dips to his left and cracks Dong with an uppercut! Dong blocks a jab. Arteta ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Arteta tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot. Arteta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Arteta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Arteta throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Long Dong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Arteta swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Arteta. Arteta cracks Dong with an open hand slap. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arteta has got the better of the exchanges. Jab by Arteta. This has been an exciting period of action! Donk. Arteta catches Dong right on the button with a cross. Arteta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Dong sizes up Arteta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Dong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arteta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Arteta. Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arteta just misses with a punch to the body.
Arteta misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arteta scores with a shot to the body.
Arteta pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Arteta jabbing away but nothing is landing. Arteta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dong counters with a stiff right hand. Dong misses with a hook to the body
enabling Arteta to counter with a crisp jab. Dong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arteta throws a lazy right hand but Dong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Arteta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Arteta looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely. Long Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A jab from Arteta misses. Dong slips under a jab from Arteta. Arteta cracks Dong with an open hand slap. Arteta misses the body punch and Dong counters with a two punch combo. Arteta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Arteta. Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Arteta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arteta counters with a three punch combo that has Dong backing up. Dong nods at Arteta to acknowledge the strikes. Jab, jab by Arteta - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight! Diego Arteta showed his dominance in that final round. Well Arteta 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Arteta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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