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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Diggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, somebody call my momma. Diggins has chosen Bonfire as his entrance music. 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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194 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Diggins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a jab to Diggins's midsection.
Diggins moves into the clinch.
Diggins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Diggins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggins moves into the clinch.
Diggins lands with a left to the head.
Diggins slowing the pace effectively.
Diggins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diggins slowing the pace effectively.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diggins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diggins lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Diggins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franklin Diggins.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggins manages to avoid it.
Jonny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggins clinches up against the cage.
Diggins has Jones pressed against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diggins walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sizes up Diggins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones shoots and misses
and Diggins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diggins rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Diggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Diggins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diggins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diggins connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jonny Jones has been cut.
Diggins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Diggins clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggins is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diggins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diggins misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diggins there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Diggins pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diggins.
Diggins lands a knee to the body.
Diggins has Jones pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Diggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones dives in and grabs Diggins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diggins pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Diggins moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Diggins rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diggins is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diggins scores a nice knee to the body.
Diggins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diggins stalling in the clinch.
Diggins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggins scores with a knee to the head.
Diggins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Diggins.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggins obliges.
Diggins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diggins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diggins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggins obliges.
Jones letting Diggins take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franklin Diggins.
Diggins lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Diggins takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diggins closes the distance and clinches.
Diggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diggins pinned against the cage. Diggins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diggins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggins clinches with his opponent.
Diggins stalls.
Diggins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggins obliges.
Diggins is stalling here.
Diggins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggins clinches up against the cage.
Diggins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diggins breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggins moves into the clinch.
Diggins stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Diggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diggins fails to land with a series of punches.
Diggins scoring well with a low kick there.
Diggins moves into the clinch.
Diggins lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Diggins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones jumps guard but Diggins stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins landing knees to the head.
Diggins scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Diggins has him pressed against the cage.
Diggins with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggins obliges.
Diggins effectively controlling the action here.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diggins walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jonny Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Diggins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diggins gets a clinch.
Diggins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diggins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franklin Diggins.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Diggins. Diggins maintains the clinch.
Diggins lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Diggins stalls.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diggins to keep the fight standing.
Diggins landing knees to the head.
Diggins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diggins is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diggins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggins lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Diggins lands a damaging elbow.
Diggins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diggins working Jones over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggins is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Diggins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Diggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diggins 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Diggins!
Franklin Diggins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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