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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Diamond tries to land a leg kick but Fujimoto saw it coming and moves away.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto closes the distance but Diamond moves to the side
and Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujimoto moves to clinch but Diamond breaks away
letting Diamond counter with a right hand.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
Fujimoto slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Fujimoto tries to score with a low kick but Diamond moves his leg out of the way.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Diamond moves away
and Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Fujimoto avoids nicely.
Fujimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fujimoto with a poor takedown
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diamond.
Diamond lunges at Fujimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fujimoto's hand.
Fujimoto tries to clinch
and Diamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Diamond counters with a thumping low kick.
Diamond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevie Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fujimoto shoots in and gets a takedown into Diamond's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Diamond has wrist control.
Fujimoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diamond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujimoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujimoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diamond wants to stand up but Fujimoto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looking to sit in guard and control but Diamond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fujimoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fujimoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diamond's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fujimoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fujimoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diamond keeping moving, preventing Fujimoto from controlling successfully.
Diamond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diamond tries to get out of the position.
Fujimoto stands and throws Diamond's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fujimoto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Diamond dominated that round.
That's time! Diamond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fujimoto darts in and clinches Diamond up against the ropes.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike.
Diamond tries to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling the position.
Diamond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamond avoids it.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujimoto prevents Diamond from breaking the clinch.
Diamond avoiding damage as Fujimoto throws knees to the body.
Diamond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujimoto has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond managing to block the knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Diamond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but Diamond blocks it.
Fujimoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Diamond is blocking nicely.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Fujimoto has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fujimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Fujimoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but Diamond blocks it.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside.
Fujimoto stalls.
Fujimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diamond is trying to push Fujimoto away but Fujimoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fujimoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fujimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling him.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diamond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fujimoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diamond is keeping busy.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow strike.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Fujimoto keeps him there for the moment.
Fujimoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fujimoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujimoto wants to clinch but Diamond slips to the side
and Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fujimoto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
Diamond wants to stand up but Fujimoto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fujimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujimoto on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fujimoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fujimoto wants to control from the top but Diamond keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronin Fujimoto.
Fujimoto wants to clinch but Diamond slips to the side
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujimoto.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujimoto moves to clinch but Diamond breaks away
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Fujimoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronin Fujimoto 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!
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch.
Diamond keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up.
Fujimoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diamond sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fujimoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fujimoto slips under a jab from Diamond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fujimoto.
Stevie Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin Fujimoto.
Diamond connects with a nice looking jab.
Fujimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond leaves Fujimoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fujimoto wants to land a leg kick but Diamond is out of range.
Fujimoto wants to clinch
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujimoto dives in and grabs Diamond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diamond pushes down on Fujimoto's head and hops out.
Fujimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond lunges at Fujimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fujimoto's hand.
Diamond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fujimoto tries to clinch
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujimoto tries to clinch
and Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Diamond.
Diamond scores with a one two! Fujimoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond jabs Fujimoto right on the nose. Fujimoto blinks but takes it well.
Fujimoto drops his hands momentarily and Diamond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diamond throws a wild body kick that Fujimoto sees coming a mile off.
Diamond stalks Fujimoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fujimoto's face. Fujimoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Fujimoto wants to clinch but Diamond slips to the side
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fujimoto closes the distance but Diamond moves to the side
and Diamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Diamond.
Fujimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fujimoto with a poor takedown
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stevie Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Diamond moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diamond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fujimoto misses with a takedown
and Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond counters with a thumping low kick.
Diamond lands with a right hand.
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Fujimoto avoids them all with ease.
Stevie Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fujimoto in his tracks.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Diamond moves away
and Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujimoto closes the distance and pushes Diamond back into the ropes.
Diamond wants to break free but Fujimoto has control.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Fujimoto has the dominant position.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fujimoto seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimoto just leaning against Diamond, taking a breather.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Fujimoto has him pressed against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Diamond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diamond has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Diamond!
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FIGHT
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