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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by SHOT TO THE HEART. The crowd seem to be enjoying Batista Da Silva's choice of entrance music: Pride Theme. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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209 lbs
33 - 7 - 0 |
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186 cm
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208 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista Da Silva looks for the body kick but Diggs saw that one coming.
Batista Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a shoot takedown. Batista Da Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diggs wants to control from the top but Batista Da Silva keeps moving.
Diggs looking to pass the guard.
Diggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batista Da Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Batista Da Silva trying to control the position.
Diggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Batista Da Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Batista Da Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diggs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista Da Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs reaches up and holds on to Batista Da Silva to control the position.
Diggs is trying desperately to improve position.
Batista Da Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Diggs bucks and avoids them well.
Batista Da Silva controlling his opponent.
Batista Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva avoids the attempt from Diggs to control.
Batista Da Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Batista Da Silva looking to ground and pound but Diggs is blocking nicely.
Batista Da Silva throws some wild stikes that Diggs manages to avoid easily.
Batista Da Silva misses with a head shot.
Batista Da Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries to reverse the position but Batista Da Silva maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggs avoids a strike by Batista Da Silva and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Batista Da Silva's guard! Fantastic escape!
Diggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diggs postures up.
Batista Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Diggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Diggs postures up.
Diggs trying to control but Batista Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Diggs working some strikes from top position.
Diggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Batista Da Silva wants to sweep here but Diggs controlling him for the moment.
Diggs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diggs throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs preventing the sweep.
Batista Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diggs manages to get himself to full guard.
Batista Da Silva wants to control from the top but Diggs keeps moving.
Batista Da Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Diggs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggs being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batista Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Diggs is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Moses Diggs will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diggs scores with a jab. Batista Da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diggs avoids a kick to the body.
Diggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batista Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs tries to move into range but Batista Da Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Moses Diggs has been cut.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Batista Da Silva. No joy for Diggs on that attempt.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batista Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Diggs.
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diggs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Batista Da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diggs on the side of the head.
Batista Da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batista Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs slips a straight right by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Diggs misses with a double jab.
Batista Da Silva lands with a cross.
Batista Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Batista Da Silva avoids it.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Batista Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Diggs tries to bum rush Batista Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Batista Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batista Da Silva looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses.
Batista Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggs at a distance.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Diggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diggs counters with a takedown into side control.
Diggs in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Batista Da Silva struggling a bit here.
Batista Da Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Diggs scoring with strikes.
Batista Da Silva is not content to let Diggs control the position.
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!
Batista Da Silva dodges the ground and pound from Diggs.
Diggs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Batista Da Silva to see if he's OK.
Batista Da Silva is not content to let Diggs control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diggs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Batista Da Silva is being controlled here.
Batista Da Silva tries to buck Diggs off but Diggs is having none of it.
Diggs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Diggs looks up at the clock and then as Batista Da Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diggs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batista Da Silva keeps working.
Batista Da Silva gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista Da Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Diggs sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moses Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Batista Da Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Diggs's head.
Diggs misses with a body kick.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Batista Da Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Batista Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batista Da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diggs throws a good cross that connects.
Batista Da Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Batista Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batista Da Silva misses with a straight right.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva cracks a nice hook into Diggs's ribs.
Batista Da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batista Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva misses with a hook. Diggs ducked under it nicely.
Batista Da Silva clinches up with Diggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Diggs tries to work over Batista Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Diggs on the inside.
Batista Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggs has picked Batista Da Silva up - he's going for a ride! Diggs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Batista Da Silva manages to get to full guard.
Batista Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diggs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Batista Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Diggs is proving a slippery customer.
Diggs advances to half guard.
Diggs slips a nice elbow through Batista Da Silva's hands, connecting with Batista Da Silva's forehead.
Diggs throwing shots but Batista Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Batista Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diggs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diggs connects with a nice short shot to Batista Da Silva's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batista Da Silva defending well though.
Diggs wants to take a breather but Batista Da Silva is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diggs lands a nice short elbow.
Batista Da Silva has hold of Diggs's hands but Diggs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batista Da Silva defending well though.
Diggs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diggs trying to control the action but Batista Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Diggs winds up and cracks Batista Da Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Batista Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diggs.
Diggs prevents Batista Da Silva from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista Da Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Batista Da Silva.
Diggs scoring with some ground and pound.
Diggs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diggs stopping the sweep attempt from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Diggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Batista Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Diggs from controlling successfully.
Diggs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diggs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Diggs!
Moses Diggs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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