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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Tupac - I'm a Soldier as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diego displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diego scores with a nice strike.
Christianson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Christianson in a clinch.
Christianson scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Christianson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson misses with a body punch.
Christianson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christianson misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Christianson.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Diego pushes Christianson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christianson lands with a light punch inside.
Christianson is trying to stall.
Christianson working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Christianson.
Diego presses Christianson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Christianson works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Christianson can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Christianson struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Christianson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christianson blocks an uppercut.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson misses with a body punch.
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Christianson takes a shot to the head.
Christianson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Christianson controls his hands.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christianson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christianson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Christianson.
Christianson throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Christianson only half commits.
Diego steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Christianson.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Christianson blocks the body kick.
Christianson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Christianson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Christianson cracks Diego with a good jab.
Christianson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Christianson.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christianson throws a shot to the body.
Christianson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Christianson throws a series of punches but Diego moves out of range.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Christianson in a clinch.
Christianson misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego tries to work over Christianson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christianson throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Christianson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christianson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego scores with a nice body kick.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Christianson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Christianson off the cage and back into range.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christianson.
Christianson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christianson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christianson throws a big shot that misses.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Christianson saw that one coming.
Christianson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Christianson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christianson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christianson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christianson looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
A jab from Diego misses.
Christianson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Diego will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Christianson moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christianson.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego throws a leg kick but Christianson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christianson cracks a nice hook into Diego's ribs.
Gabe Christianson is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego takes a swing at Christianson's ribcage but misses.
Christianson with a jab.
Christianson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Christianson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Christianson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christianson moves away from the strike by Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Christianson throws a body shot but no joy.
Christianson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Diego.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Christianson.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Donk. Diego catches Christianson right on the button with a cross.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Christianson drives through and clinches with Diego against the cage.
Christianson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Christianson misses with some punches.
Christianson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Christianson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christianson blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diego in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short body shot lands from Christianson as the two fighters clinch.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Christianson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christianson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Christianson.
Christianson lands a nice uppercut.
Christianson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christianson misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christiansons head.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Christianson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Christianson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Christianson working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christianson misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Diego.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Christianson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego pushes Christianson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christianson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Christianson's ribcage. Christianson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Christianson.
Christianson struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Christianson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Christianson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christianson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Christianson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christianson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christianson blocking some punches.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego tries to work over Christianson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christianson lands a right hand.
Christianson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christianson.
Diego controlling the action here for a moment.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gabe Christianson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christianson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego tries to work over Christianson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego digs a right hand into Christianson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christianson's gas tank.
The referee calls for Christianson to work.
Christianson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Christianson controls his hands.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christianson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Diego will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego scores with a jab.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Christianson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christianson throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christianson tries a head kick but it misses.
Christianson moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Christianson circles away.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Christianson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christianson.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Christianson.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Diego. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Diego gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Christianson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christianson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Christianson misses with some punches.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Christianson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Christianson.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego blocking some punches.
Christianson takes a shot to the head.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Christianson.
Diego blocking some punches.
Christianson lands with a right to the head.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Christianson blocks a body shot from Diego.
Christianson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego presses Christianson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christianson blocking some punches.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christianson backwards.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Christianson controls the action.
Christianson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diego takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Christianson tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Christianson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Christianson.
Christianson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Christianson blocks a body shot from Diego.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christianson misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego prevents a body shot from Christianson.
Christianson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christianson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Christianson saw that one coming.
Diego tries to clinch there but Christianson circles away.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Christianson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Christianson's shoulder, as Christianson tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a hook
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego throws a hook but Christianson avoids it easily.
Christianson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Christianson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christianson counters with a thumping low kick.
Christianson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Christianson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christianson.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Diego throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christianson's head.
Christianson lands with a kick to the temple. Diego shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego really dominated that 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.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Christianson slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Christianson counters by clinching up.
Christianson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christianson tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christianson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christianson.
Christianson tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christiansons head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Christianson.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Christianson breaks the clinch.
A big right from Diego misses.
Christianson cracks Diego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson pushes Diego up against the cage in a clinch.
Christianson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christianson is rocked!
Diego unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Christianson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Diego is unloading with more strikes now! Christianson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Diego!
Don Diego is the new middleweight champion!
An intense looking Don Diego took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'll finally speak, my English no very good so my apologize. I work very hard for dis, and thank you to my trainers, and people back home. I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
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