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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kern Dignity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kern Dignity!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets caught napping as Dignity dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Dignity pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz looking to control.
Dignity landing some decent shots from guard.
Dignity engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dignity working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Dignity has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dignity scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Dignity from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dignity lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dignity scoring with some ground and pound.
Dignity wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Dignity landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignity is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dignity is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Dignity preventing the sweep.
Dignity wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Dignity is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dignity controls the pace.
My spies in watch this inform me that Dignity has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dignity loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dignity cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Dignity pushes his legs off easily.
Dignity is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignity avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dignity lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Dignity from controlling successfully.
Dignity not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dignity defends it easily.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Dignity is proving a slippery customer.
Dignity connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dignity lands a couple of elbows.
Dignity pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dignity scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dignity looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dignity is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dignity connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Dignity 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.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dignity scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dignity wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz trying to control but Dignity postures up.
Dignity working the head and body with strikes.
Dignity not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignity winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dignity looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Dignity is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dignity lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dignity 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.
Dignity scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dignity wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Dignity.
Diaz is rocked!
Dignity 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.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz wants to control but Dignity is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dignity connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dignity connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Dignity looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dignity lands a big elbow - Diaz is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dignity!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kern Dignity!
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RATING
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