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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Urrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urrah has chosen Johnny Cash - Oney as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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171 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 12 - 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Urrah!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Urrah has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diggler throws a lazy uppercut
and Urrah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diggler won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Urrah prevents Diggler from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Urrah.
Urrah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urrah is looking to take a break and control but Diggler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urrah fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Urrah tries to move to mount but Diggler blocks the move with his legs.
Diggler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Urrah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler prevents Urrah from moving into mount.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Urrah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Urrah is looking to take a break and control but Diggler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet but Urrah drags him back down.
Diggler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Urrah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah trying to control the position but Diggler is working away.
Urrah looking to control but instead Diggler has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Urrah looks to land a strike but Diggler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Urrah looking to pass the guard.
Diggler is looking to stand up but Urrah isn't so interested in that idea.
Urrah throwing strikes from guard but Diggler blocks nicely.
Urrah throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Urrah from controlling successfully.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Urrah is having none of it.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Urrah from controlling successfully.
Urrah landing some decent shots from guard.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Urrah is having none of it.
Urrah landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urrah wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urrah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Urrah from controlling successfully.
Urrah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urrah throwing strikes from guard but Diggler blocks nicely.
Diggler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Urrah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urrah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diggler doesn't seem bothered though.
Urrah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diggler misses with a body kick.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler throws a right hand that Urrah ducks under and follows up with a left that Urrah also avoids with ease.
Diggler throws a lazy head kick
and Urrah counters with a shoot takedown. Diggler fights it but they end up in guard.
Urrah wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
Urrah slips nicely into half guard.
Urrah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diggler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah wants to work for an arm triangle but Diggler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Urrah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diggler keeps working.
Urrah 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.
Urrah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diggler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diggler is looking to escape.
Urrah trying to control from half guard but Diggler is working away.
Urrah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diggler defending well though.
Urrah looks to land a strike but Diggler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Urrah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diggler is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Urrah is trying to stall.
Diggler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urrah has Diggler pressed against the cage.
Diggler lands with a light punch inside.
Diggler lands with a left to the head.
Diggler tightens his grip and picks Urrah up, before dumping him to the ground. Urrah manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urrah has Diggler pulled in close to control his posture.
Diggler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Urrah looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Urrah looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Urrah!
Diggler on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler defending against the ground and pound.
Josef Urrah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Urrah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Urrah trying to control the position but Diggler is working away.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah scoring with punches and elbows.
Urrah misses with the ground and pound.
Diggler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Urrah trying to control the position but Diggler is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Urrah.
Diggler is trying to get back to his feet.
Diggler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Urrah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Urrah tries to advance to mount but Diggler denies him.
Urrah working the ground and pound but Diggler is defending the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Urrah are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Urrah lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Diggler catches Urrah right on the button with a cross.
Diggler looks to land a right hand but Urrah moved out of range.
Diggler throws a good cross that connects.
Diggler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diggler connects with a crisp jab.
Urrah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
Diggler swings for the body but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diggler throws a hook but Urrah avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Urrah misses.
Urrah slips under a jab from Diggler.
Diggler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Urrah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urrah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah throws a strike but Diggler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Urrah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diggler trying to control the position from guard on top but Urrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urrah controls Diggler momentarily but Diggler frees himself.
Diggler throws a big right hand that misses.
Urrah has control of Diggler's left arm, preventing Diggler from doing any damage.
Urrah keeping full guard, as Diggler tries to pass.
Urrah is trying to control the position but Diggler postures up.
Urrah wants to sweep but no luck.
Diggler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diggler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Urrah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diggler passes Urrah's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Urrah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diggler is just content to waste time from the top position. Urrah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diggler passes Urrah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Urrah is pressing down on Diggler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urrah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Urrah trying to keep a closed guard but Diggler is proving a slippery customer.
Urrah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urrah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diggler's guard.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Urrah is having none of it.
Urrah wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
Urrah won't allow Diggler to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urrah is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Urrah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urrah lands a couple of elbows.
Urrah throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler wriggles free and stands up.
Urrah looking to score a takedown here. Diggler is defending well but Urrah drives through and ends up in Diggler's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Urrah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diggler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diggler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Urrah.
Urrah throwing strikes from guard but Diggler blocks nicely.
Urrah cracks Diggler with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urrah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Urrah trying to control the position from guard on top but Diggler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Urrah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urrah 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Urrah!
Josef Urrah made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'All coppers are bastards ACAB!'.
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