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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler comes into the arena with YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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185 lbs
37 - 20 - 0 |
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186 cm
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Diggler loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch. Julio throws a looping overhand right but Diggler ducks down to avoid it. Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Julio scores with a three punch combo!
Julio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Diggler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
Diggler throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily. Julio misses with the combination.
Diggler moves out of range of the body kick from Julio.
Julio scores with a kick to the body.
Diggler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julio. Julio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Julio scores with a kick to the body.
Julio connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Julio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Julio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggler. Julio throws a body punch but Diggler moves out of range. Julio throws a head kick that misses. Jab by Julio. Diggler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio works Diggler's body with a nice hook. Julio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diggler.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut. Julio tries to land a leg kick but Diggler saw it coming and moves away.
Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio. Julio lands a jab to Diggler's midsection. Julio lands with an overhand left. Julio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Julio throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Julio lands a nice shot that snaps Diggler's head back.
Julio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Don Julio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fighters circling - Diggler throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Diggler avoids the head kick by Julio.
Julio lands with a slapping head kick. Julio misses with a wild body shot. Julio throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Julio misses and Diggler counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Diggler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julio misses with a hook. Julio lands a jab. Julio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diggler's calf. Julio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Julio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggler's sensitive parts. Julio throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
Julio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Julio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggler in his tracks. Julio throws a push kick but Diggler slaps the foot to one side. Diggler tries to counter by clinching up but Julio breaks away and moves out of range. Julio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggler at a distance.
A big right from Julio misses. A telegraphed right hand from Julio misses the target. Julio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Julio throws a chopping leg kick but Diggler manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet. Diggler swings away with a leg kick that misses. Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Diggler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Julio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Julio throws a head kick that misses. Julio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Julio misses with a hook to the body
and Diggler counters by moving into the clinch. Diggler struggles to land a body shot inside as Julio controls his hands.
Diggler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Julio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggler rather than just go for the knockout. Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Diggler slips under a jab from Julio. Julio checks a leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler'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.
Julio thows a body kick. Diggler tries to catch it but that hurt him. Julio slips under a jab. Don Julio seems to be getting the better of the standup. Diggler takes a kick to the side of the head. Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Diggler blocks a jab. Diggler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Julio looks to land a body kick but Diggler moved away. Julio motions for Diggler to come forward. Julio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Diggler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Julio blocks a head kick by Diggler.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Julio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Julio thuds his shin into the meat of Diggler's side. Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Julio lands but Diggler takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diggler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily. A slapping body kick lands there for Julio. Nice body kick there by Julio. Julio cracks Diggler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Diggler blocks a head kick by Julio.
Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Julio takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses. Diggler is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Julio. Some wild striking there from Diggler.
A jab from Diggler does it's job there. Julio lands a right hook to the body.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Diggler. A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Julio lands a head kick!
Diggler throws a leg kick that misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Julio misses with a series of wild punches.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it. Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Donk. Diggler catches Julio right on the button with a cross. Julio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diggler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Diggler tries to counter by clinching up but Julio breaks away and moves out of range. Julio ducks under a wild hook from Diggler. Julio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Julio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diggler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Julio swings for the body but Diggler moves out of range.
Julio misses with a hook. Diggler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Julio manages to circle out of the way. Julio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Julio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diggler. Diggler stalling the fight.
Diggler can't find room to land a body shot as Julio controls the action.
Diggler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Diggler breaks the clinch.
Julio cracks Diggler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Julio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Julio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Julio throws a leg kick that misses. Diggler misses with a straight right. Diggler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. This has been an exciting period of action! Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio. Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Julio misses with a right hand and Diggler counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Diggler throws a punch but it's blocked by Julio. Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler works on Julio's body with a couple of short punches. Diggler tries to throw a body punch but Julio avoids it by throwing Diggler back against the cage. Diggler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A short right from Diggler on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Julio. Diggler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Julio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sloppy strikes from Diggler. Those never looked like landing. Julio flicks out a counter leg kick but Diggler steps away. Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it. Julio throws a front kick that sends Diggler stumbling back into the cage. Diggler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggler is just out of range. Diggler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Julio manages to circle out of the way. Julio throws a body shot but no joy. Diggler throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Julio cracks Diggler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Julio checks a low kick from Diggler. Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggler is looking to counter the offense by Julio and move into the clinch. Diggler throws a jab but it's blocked by Julio. Julio shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diggler slips under a jab. A swing and a miss from Julio. Diggler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily. Diggler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Julio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd cheers as Julio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diggler doesn't seem phased though. A big right from Diggler misses. Julio throws a head kick that misses. A head kick misses from Julio. Diggler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Julio's head backwards. Diggler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Diggler throws a shot from downtown. Julio moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Julio misses the shot to the body. Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggler. Julio misses with a wild combination.
Julio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Diggler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice leg kick lands there from Julio. Julio throws a body kick that misses. Julio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A solid body kick from Julio. Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Diggler moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diggler cracks the inside of Julio's front leg. Julio throws a wild body kick that Diggler sees coming a mile off. Julio throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Julio misses with a hook
and Diggler counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Diggler misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggler has Julio pressed against the cage, preventing Julio from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Julio working hard to break the clinch. Diggler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Julio backwards. Diggler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A nice leg kick lands there from Julio. Diggler misses with the combination.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Julio throws a hook but Diggler blocks it. Julio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Julio misses the jab. Julio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A left lands for 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! Julio with a hook. Julio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Don Julio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Julio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Diggler scores with a jab. Julio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Don Julio. I've got Julio 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Julio! After the big win, Don Julio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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