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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diggler.
Diggler tries to bum rush Gerich with a series of wild strikes but Gerich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Gerich avoids them all with ease.
Diggler looks for a takedown but Gerich sprawls well.
Gerich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggler lands with a nice combination. Gerich backs away looking to recover.
Diggler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gerich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diggler.
Gerich throws a nice head kick!
Gerich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gerich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diggler scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gerich.
Gerich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gerich looks to land a combination but Diggler avoids it well.
Diggler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Gerich.
Diggler wants to clinch up but Gerich keeps it at a distance.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Gerich avoids them all with ease.
Varshik Gerich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Gerich slams his shin into Diggler's torso.
Gerich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler lands the left hand.
Gerich tries to clinch but Diggler moves out of range.
Gerich throws a head kick that Diggler semi-blocks.
Diggler fails with a takedown attempt.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerich throws a leg kick which misses Diggler's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggler tries to avoid it.
Diggler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gerich. Gerich obviously looking to wear him down.
Gerich lands with a nice body kick.
Diggler misses with a wild combination.
Gerich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gerich.
Gerich lands a head kick!
Diggler is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Diggler sizes up Gerich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gerich.
Varshik Gerich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gerich.
Diggler misses with a kick to the body.
Gerich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gerich landing knees to the head.
Gerich has Diggler pressed against the cage, preventing Diggler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diggler tries to break the clinch but Gerich is controlling the position.
Gerich misses with a knee to the head.
Gerich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diggler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gerich just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Gerich.
Gerich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerich lands a head kick. Diggler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gerich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Gerich misses with the combination.
Gerich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diggler lands with a nice combination. Gerich backs away looking to recover.
Gerich swats away the attempt to clinch by Diggler.
Diggler works the jab nicely.
Diggler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crunch! Gerich slams his shin into Diggler's torso.
Diggler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gerich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerich fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diggler.
Diggler moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerich missing with knees to the body.
Diggler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diggler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gerich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggler blocks it with crossed arms.
Diggler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Gerich.
Diggler is breathing heavily.
Diggler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gerich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gerich. Diggler shrugs it off though.
Diggler ducks under a wild hook from Gerich.
Gerich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diggler.
Gerich lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gerich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gerich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gerich scores with a nice body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Diggler. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gerich clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varshik Gerich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diggler digs a good hook to Gerich's body.
Gerich throws a sloppy head kick and Diggler moves out of range easily.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Gerich.
Diggler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diggler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gerich.
Diggler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gerich!
Gerich connects with a leg kick. Diggler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gerich moves out of range of the strikes.
Gerich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Gerich drives through and clinches with Diggler against the cage.
Gerich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diggler avoids it.
Gerich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gerich pushes off an throws an elbow but Diggler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gerich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diggler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gerich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gerich tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggler avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diggler avoids it.
Gerich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gerich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggler rather than just go for the knockout.
Diggler blocks the body kick.
Diggler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gerich. Gerich obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Diggler.
Gerich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gerich connects with a high kick.
Gerich connects with an inside leg kick.
Diggler tries to clinch but Gerich is having none of it.
Gerich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gerich.
Gerich throws a front kick that sends Diggler stumbling back into the cage.
Diggler tries to clinch up.
A solid body kick from Gerich.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich misses with a body kick.
Diggler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diggler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gerich. Gerich obviously looking to wear him down.
Diggler 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.
Gerich tries to clinch up but Diggler circles away and keeps his distance.
Diggler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gerich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggler. That did some damage!
Diggler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gerich scoring well with a low kick there.
Gerich connects with a high kick.
No luck for Diggler with that takedown attempt.
Diggler wants to slow Gerich down by chopping away at his legs.
Gerich thumps Diggler with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gerich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diggler's head.
Oh Diggler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
A good leg kick by Gerich.
Gerich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gerich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diggler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diggler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gerich cracks the inside of Diggler's front leg.
Diggler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Gerich as he connects with a hook.
Gerich throws a nice head kick!
Gerich tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerich lands with a kick to the temple. Diggler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gerich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gerich is looking to clinch.
Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gerich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gerich, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Diggler.
Gerich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diggler seems to have got his legs back now.
Crunch! Gerich slams his shin into Diggler's torso.
Gerich tries to clinch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler slips under a jab.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Gerich moves out of range.
Varshik Gerich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Diggler misses.
Diggler looks to land a combination but Gerich avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gerich slaps away a takedown attempt from Diggler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggler. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varshik Gerich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Gerich throws a head kick that half lands.
Gerich swings for the body but Diggler moves out of range.
Gerich wants to clinch up but Diggler keeps it at a distance.
Diggler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gerich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diggler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gerich tries to avoid it but Diggler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gerich to the ground. Gerich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Gerich. Those never looked like landing.
Gerich lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diggler takes a step back to recover.
Gerich cracks Diggler with an open hand slap.
Gerich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diggler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gerich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gerich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diggler misses with the combination.
Gerich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggler fails to land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gerich - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Gerich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gerich thows a body kick. Diggler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gerich delivers a nice body kick.
Diggler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gerich.
Gerich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gerich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gerich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich keeps Diggler at a distance using the push kick.
Gerich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggler throws a one two combo.
Gerich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gerich gets caught flat footed, as Diggler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diggler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gerich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gerich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gerich looking for a sweep. Not yet Gerich, not yet.
Gerich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diggler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gerich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerich wants to control the pace but Diggler is squirming around nicely.
Diggler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diggler is desperately trying to improve his position but Gerich has a good base and remains in mount.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diggler is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gerich. What's that going to do exactly?
Varshik Gerich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gerich is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Diggler is in real trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Varshik Gerich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gerich 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Varshik Gerich!
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