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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Buscemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Dimagiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 cm
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Buscemi! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Buscemi throws a sloppy head kick and Dimagiba moves out of range easily. Dimagiba looking to score a takedown here. Buscemi is defending well but Dimagiba drives through and ends up in Buscemi's guard. Buscemi being controlled here, momentarily. Buscemi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Buscemi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dimagiba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Buscemi keeps moving. Dimagiba throwing strikes from guard but Buscemi blocks nicely. Dimagiba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Dimagiba throwing strikes but missing. Dimagiba trying to control but Buscemi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dimagiba looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Dimagiba postures up.
Dimagiba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Dimagiba chips away with some ground and pound. Dimagiba works over Buscemi with some ground and pound from guard. Buscemi keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully. Buscemi wants to stand up but Dimagiba is controlling him. Buscemi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimagiba is one step ahead there. Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buscemi is looking to stand up but Dimagiba isn't so interested in that idea. Dimagiba stands up over Buscemi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Dimagiba cracks Buscemi with a solid left hand. Dimagiba is in close to Buscemi's body, working some short punches and elbows. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Buscemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dimagiba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Dimagiba controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Dimagiba lands a couple of digs. Dimagiba trying to control but Buscemi is working from the bottom. Dimagiba with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Buscemi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Dimagiba cracks Buscemi with a solid left hand. Dimagiba looking to sit in guard and control but Buscemi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Buscemi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Buscemi preventing the sweep. Dimagiba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Dimagiba is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Dimagiba wants to break free but Buscemi has control.
Dimagiba misses with a punch to the body.
Dimagiba is trying to break the clinch but Buscemi has him pressed against the cage. Dimagiba blocks an elbow strike. Buscemi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dimagiba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Buscemi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Dimagiba gets a trip takedown into half guard. Dimagiba wants to pass the guard but Buscemi is defending well. Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Buscemi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dimagiba manages to mount him!
Dimagiba cracks Buscemi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Buscemi working to try and regain half guard.
Dimagiba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dimagiba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dimagiba unloading with bombs! Buscemi looks gassed! Dimagiba landing shots from mount. Dimagiba landing shots from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dimagiba dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dimagiba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Buscemi was covering up waiting for the punch and Dimagiba finishes the takedown easily into guard. Buscemi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dimagiba is aware though and is defending well. Dimagiba won't allow Buscemi to get back to his feet. Dimagiba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Dimagiba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Buscemi has momentary wrist control but Dimagiba slips an elbow through the middle. Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body. Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dimagiba works over Buscemi with some ground and pound from guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dimagiba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Dimagiba stopping the sweep attempt from Buscemi. Buscemi keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully. Buscemi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buscemi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Dimagiba trying to control but Buscemi is working from the bottom. Dimagiba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Buscemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dimagiba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Dimagiba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Juan Dimagiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Dimagiba landing some decent shots from guard. Dimagiba content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Buscemi keeps moving. Dimagiba landing some decent shots from guard. Buscemi trying to keep a closed guard but Dimagiba is proving a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dimagiba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Buscemi's head. Dimagiba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Buscemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dimagiba lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots. Buscemi keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully. Dimagiba connects with a couple of short punches. Dimagiba cracks Buscemi with a solid left hand. Buscemi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Dimagiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buscemi works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Buscemi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dimagiba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Dimagiba chips away with some ground and pound. Buscemi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dimagiba is controlling him. Dimagiba controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Buscemi keeps moving. Dimagiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buscemi can do to turn this around? Dimagiba stands up over Buscemi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dimagiba lands a couple of elbows. Dimagiba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Buscemi's head. Dimagiba is working Buscemi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Buscemi wants to stand up but Dimagiba is controlling him. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dimagiba distracts Buscemi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dimagiba dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buscemi throws a head kick that misses. Dimagiba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Dimagiba lands an elbow. Buscemi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Buscemi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Buscemi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. A lull in the action here as Dimagiba stalls from top position. Buscemi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dimagiba prevents Buscemi from escaping the position. Dimagiba scoring with punches and elbows. Buscemi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Dimagiba lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Check out the look on Dimagiba's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dimagiba is putting a hurting on Buscemi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Buscemi is rocked! Buscemi is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Buscemi is still in real trouble! Can Dimagiba finish him? Dimagiba lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Dimagiba scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Buscemi is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dimagiba can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Dimagiba! Juan Dimagiba looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'kung baga sa boxing puro ka lang amba baket sa suntukan may natalo kana ba? alam mo kase pare gabi na pero amoy araw kapa! ung hininga mo amoy regla ng negra! boom!'.
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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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