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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Boxer (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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193 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Diggins!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a double jab.
Boxer throws a body punch but Diggins moves out of range.
Diggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggins forces Boxer back against the cage and clinches.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diggins tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Diggins prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Diggins lands a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Diggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxer.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer tries to work over Diggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Boxer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boxer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggins looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Diggins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boxer taking a breather.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Diggins controls the action.
Diggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxer's face.
Diggins trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diggins into the cage.
Diggins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Diggins prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Diggins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diggins tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggins blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Diggins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggins controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diggins tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Diggins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxer's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diggins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boxer is defending well for now.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggins is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Diggins.
Diggins prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer lands a right hand.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Diggins.
Diggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer is trying to stall.
Diggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Diggins trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diggins into the cage.
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.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggins controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxer as Diggins tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diggins.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Mark Boxer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggins has managed to clinch.
Diggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body.
Diggins slows down the pace here.
Boxer taking a breather.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Knees to the body from Diggins.
Franklin Diggins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Diggins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diggins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins blocking some punches.
Diggins taking a breather.
Diggins looking to slow down the pace here.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Diggins taking a breather.
Diggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer blocks the elbow strike.
Diggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggins manages to break the clinch.
Boxer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boxer lands a glancing blow to the side of Diggins's head.
A low kick from Boxer is predictable there
and Diggins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggins rushes Boxer and presses him up against the cage.
Diggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diggins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diggins rushes Boxer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer stalls.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Diggins lands a nice elbow.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Diggins.
A right handed body shot lands from Boxer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diggins or not.
Boxer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Boxer works on Diggins's body with a couple of short punches.
Diggins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer looking to slow down the pace here.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diggins as Boxer tries to tie him up.
Diggins prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer blocks the elbow strike.
Diggins slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Diggins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Diggins prevents a body shot from Boxer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boxer lands a body shot.
Diggins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boxer is defending well for now.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggins controls his hands.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggins controls his hands.
Boxer stalling in the clinch but Diggins improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Boxer.
Diggins prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Diggins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggins is struggling to control the position.
Diggins misses with an elbow over the top.
Diggins takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Boxer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Diggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
Diggins blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Diggins looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Diggins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boxer is pushing Diggins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diggins is keeping busy.
Diggins blocks a body shot from Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer wants to stall.
Diggins misses with a knee to the head.
Diggins scores with a knee to the head.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggins tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Diggins prevents a body shot from Boxer.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diggins throws an elbow but misses.
Diggins blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Diggins.
Diggins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggins lands an elbow just above Boxer 's eye.
Diggins trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diggins into the cage.
Diggins is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Boxer has denied him.
Diggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boxer tries to work over Diggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxer is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer has Diggins pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Diggins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer avoiding damage as Diggins throws knees to the body.
Boxer digs a right hand underneath Diggins's ribcage. Diggins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franklin Diggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer tries to work over Diggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer taking a breather.
Diggins trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diggins into the cage.
Boxer tries to work over Diggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggins controls his hands.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggins.
Diggins lands a knee to the head.
Diggins slows down the pace here.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Diggins avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Mark Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Diggins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diggins tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diggins.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Diggins.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franklin Diggins.
Well Boxer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Boxer!
A relieved looking Mark Boxer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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