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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rane Kingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rane Kingi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rane Kingi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kingi avoids the head kick by Diggler.
Diggler misses with an uppercut.
Diggler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kingi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Kingi moves out of range.
Diggler blocks the body kick.
Diggler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingi manages to avoid it.
Diggler misses with a hook
and Kingi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingi looks to land a combination. Diggler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diggler throws the left hand but Kingi avoids the punch easily.
Diggler checks a low kick from Kingi.
Diggler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diggler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kingi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Kingi. That snapped Diggler's head back.
Diggler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingi.
Diggler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingi circles away quickly and effectively.
Diggler avoids the head kick by Kingi.
Kingi lands a nice looking body shot.
Diggler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingi was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggler.
Diggler misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggler slips a straight right by Kingi.
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggler.
Kingi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kingi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kingi throws a hook but Diggler avoids it easily.
A cross from Diggler lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingi lands with a kick to the temple. Diggler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kingi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggler misses the jab.
Diggler thows a body shot but no joy.
Kingi walks into a jab.
Kingi feints and then cracks Diggler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diggler down.
Diggler shoots in and bounces Kingi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kingi keeping full guard, as Diggler tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diggler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kingi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kingi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diggler being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rane Kingi.
Diggler misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingi.
Diggler misses with a hook
and Kingi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kingi connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kingi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rane Kingi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingi.
Diggler looks to land a body kick but Kingi moved away.
The fighters circling - Kingi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Kingi lands with a nice body punch.
Kingi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diggler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kingi at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kingi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kingi checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggler throws a one two combo.
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 Rane Kingi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diggler throws a poor cross that misses
and Kingi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kingi as he avoids it easily.
Diggler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kingi counters with a low kick, right behind Diggler 's knee.
Kingi slips a straight right by Diggler.
Diggler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kingi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Diggler throws a head kick but Kingi moves out of range.
Diggler misses with a body shot
and Kingi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kingi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggler's sensitive parts.
Kingi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Diggler.
Kingi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Kingi moves out of range easily.
Diggler misses with a left hand
and Kingi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi cracks the inside of Diggler's front leg.
Diggler blocks a head kick by Kingi.
Kingi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kingi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingi tries to keep at a distance but Diggler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diggler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diggler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Kingi - that landed with a thud.
Diggler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rane Kingi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Diggler.
Kingi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kingi lands a shot to the body.
Kingi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggler thuds his shin into the meat of Kingi's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler swinging wildly here.
Diggler throws a lazy head kick
and Diggler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diggler misses with an uppercut
and Kingi counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kingi counter with a right hand.
Diggler throws out a loose jab but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kingi lands with a cross.
Kingi misses with a two punch combination.
Diggler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kingi counters with a good low kick that Diggler was not able to check.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingi counters with a good low kick that Diggler was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Diggler.
Kingi scores with a sloppy right hand. Diggler should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kingi. Diggler shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingi.
Diggler throws a looping overhand right but Kingi ducks down to avoid it.
Diggler moves out of range as Kingi throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diggler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kingi - the referee stops the clock and Diggler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kingi. Diggler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kingi.
Diggler misses with a looping right.
A big right from Diggler misses.
Kingi defending well as Diggler loads up on a big left hand.
Kingi ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
Kingi connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kingi back to the cage. Diggler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler misses with a looping left.
Diggler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kingi.
Kingi clobbers Diggler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diggler misses with a few strikes there.
Kingi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingi avoids the body shot from Diggler.
Kingi throws a series of punches but Diggler moves out of range.
A slow jab from Diggler misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler misses with a right hand
and Kingi counters with a solid body kick.
Diggler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingi.
Kingi drops his hands momentarily and Diggler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rane Kingi dominated that second round.
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!
Diggler avoids the head kick by Kingi.
Kingi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diggler.
Diggler throws a low kick but Kingi avoids it.
Kingi lands a jab.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Kingi moves out of range easily.
Diggler takes one on the button.
Diggler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kingi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diggler thinking.
Diggler tries to bum rush Kingi with a series of wild strikes but Kingi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diggler looks to land a left hand but Kingi moved out of range nicely.
Kingi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kingi throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a head kick.
Diggler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diggler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kingi, pushing him back against the cage.
Kingi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kingi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diggler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kingi manages to break the clinch.
Kingi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kingi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diggler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingi manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Diggler.
Kingi thumps Diggler with a low kick.
Diggler avoids the head kick by Kingi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingi connects with a single shot there.
Diggler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingi was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggler.
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!
Kingi cracks the inside of Diggler's front leg.
Diggler misses with a right hand
and Kingi counters with a nice uppercut.
Diggler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingi connects with a right hand. Diggler shakes it off.
Diggler is rocked!
Diggler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diggler is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingi finish him?
Diggler misses with a jab to the body
and Kingi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diggler is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diggler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggler throws a head kick but Kingi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler seems to have recovered his senses.
Diggler throws a big shot that misses.
Diggler throws a nice looking combination but Kingi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingi blocks a head kick by Diggler.
Diggler takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggler misses the target.
Diggler throws a body punch but Kingi moves out of range.
Diggler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kingi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diggler tries to work over Kingi's front leg with a kick but Kingi checks it.
Diggler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingi lands a high kick!
Diggler looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingi is just out of range.
Kingi blocks a head kick by Diggler.
Kingi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggler.
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggler misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Kingi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler misses with an uppercut. Kingi saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kingi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kingi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rane Kingi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kingi, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rane Kingi!
After winning the bout, Rane Kingi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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