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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magus Arbenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Diggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diggins's choice of entrance music: Bonfire. Franklin Diggins has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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179 lbs
22 - 16 - 1 |
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193 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Magus Arbenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Diggins!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggins moves into range and clinches up with Arbenson.
Diggins is trying to pull guard but Arbenson has him pressed against the cage.
Arbenson misses with a knee strike.
Arbenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diggins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arbenson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diggins pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Arbenson is looking to stand up but Diggins won't let him.
Diggins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diggins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Diggins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arbenson manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arbenson wants to control the position but Diggins says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbenson wants to control but Diggins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arbenson tries to get to full guard but Diggins has control of the leg.
Diggins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Franklin Diggins.
Diggins closes the distance and clinches.
Diggins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diggins pulls guard successfully.
Arbenson wants to control from the top but Diggins keeps moving.
Diggins is controlling Arbenson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arbenson manages to get himself to full guard.
Arbenson being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Franklin Diggins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Arbenson is looking to clinch but Diggins is avoiding it.
Arbenson tries to clinch up
and Diggins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson gets tackled into the cage by Diggins. Diggins maintains the clinch.
Arbenson trying to land knees to the body.
Diggins is trying to pull guard but Arbenson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Magus Arbenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Diggins.
A frustrated look appears on Arbenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arbenson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diggins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arbenson misses with an elbow over the top.
Arbenson lands an elbow just above Diggins 's eye.
Arbenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diggins.
Diggins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arbenson smiles and moves away.
Diggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Diggins lands with a kick to the temple. Arbenson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diggins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diggins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arbenson misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arbenson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arbenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arbenson looking to throw knees to the head but Diggins is blocking nicely.
Arbenson is breathing heavily.
Arbenson throws an elbow that misses.
Diggins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arbenson smiles and moves away.
Arbenson throws a low kick, looking for Diggins's leg but Diggins calmly moves out of range.
Arbenson tries to keep at a distance but Diggins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arbenson trying to land knees to the body.
Diggins is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arbenson misses with an elbow strike.
Diggins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diggins has Arbenson pressed against the cage, preventing Arbenson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diggins lands a knee to the head.
Diggins tries to pull guard but Arbenson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Diggins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arbenson darts in trying to clinch
and Diggins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Arbenson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arbenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diggins.
Arbenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arbenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diggins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diggins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diggins avoids the head kick by Arbenson.
A head kick from Diggins lands but Arbenson takes it in his stride.
Arbenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magus Arbenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins throws a head kick that Arbenson semi-blocks.
Arbenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diggins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diggins clinches.
Diggins has Arbenson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arbenson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diggins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diggins avoids a wild elbow strike from Arbenson.
Diggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arbenson trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggins tries to pull guard but Arbenson holds him up against the cage and eventually Diggins drops back down to his feet.
Magus Arbenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Diggins.
Diggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magus Arbenson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggins tries to pull guard but Arbenson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arbenson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diggins tries to pull guard but Arbenson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diggins.
Diggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggins clinches.
Diggins managing to block the knees to the body from Arbenson.
Diggins successfully pulls guard.
Diggins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arbenson tries to stand but Diggins is controlling from the bottom.
Arbenson preventing the sweep.
Diggins pulls Arbenson in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arbenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson wants to clinch.
Arbenson tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diggins.
Diggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggins takes a swing at Arbenson's ribcage but misses.
Arbenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Arbenson closes the distance and clinches.
Diggins manages to break the clinch.
Arbenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arbenson darts in trying to clinch
enabling Diggins to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggins catches Arbenson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magus Arbenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arbenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diggins throws a series of punches but Arbenson avoids them all with ease.
Diggins clinches up against the cage.
Arbenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diggins.
Diggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diggins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diggins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggins is pulling down on Arbenson's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diggins pushes Arbenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Arbenson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diggins stalling the fight.
Diggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arbenson's face.
Diggins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arbenson walks away with a smile on his face. Diggins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Diggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arbenson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Diggins.
Diggins fails to pull guard.
Arbenson pushes off an throws an elbow but Diggins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diggins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arbenson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Magus Arbenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Diggins.
Arbenson misses with an elbow strike.
Arbenson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arbenson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diggins blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins dodges an elbow strike from Arbenson.
Diggins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arbenson walks away with a smile on his face. Diggins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arbenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diggins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Arbenson gets tackled into the cage by Diggins. Diggins maintains the clinch.
Diggins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arbenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arbenson moves in looking to clinch but Diggins pushes him off.
Diggins moves into the clinch.
Diggins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diggins pulls Arbenson into guard.
Diggins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diggins has his hands on Arbenson's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diggins wants to sweep here but Arbenson controlling him for the moment.
Diggins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Franklin Diggins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Diggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggins has closed the distance and engaged Arbenson in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arbenson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diggins's brow.
Diggins tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggins tries to pull guard but Arbenson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diggins jumps guard but Arbenson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arbenson lands an elbow that stopped Diggins in his tracks for a moment.
Arbenson is trying to break the clinch but Diggins is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arbenson as Diggins tries to tie him up.
Arbenson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggins is defending well for now.
Arbenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diggins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arbenson tries a knee to the head but Diggins blocks it.
Arbenson lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggins won't want to take too many of those.
Arbenson missing with knees to the body.
Magus Arbenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arbenson's defenses.
Diggins stalling in the clinch but Arbenson improves position.
Diggins drags the fight down to the ground.
Arbenson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arbenson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diggins's brow.
Arbenson tries to break free but Diggins pushes him back against the cage.
Arbenson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arbenson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diggins jumps into guard, dragging Arbenson to the mat.
Diggins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diggins is controlling Arbenson's posture.
Arbenson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diggins's guard.
Diggins pulls Arbenson in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arbenson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Franklin Diggins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diggins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Diggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diggins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Diggins!
Franklin Diggins spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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