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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Diehard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Rackham!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rackham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rackham misses with a right hand
and Diehard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rackham rushes Diehard and presses him up against the cage.
Rackham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diehard.
We've been hearing reports that Diehard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diehard digs a right hand underneath Rackham's ribcage. Rackham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diehard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rackham throws a punch but it's blocked by Diehard.
Rackham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rackham prevents a body shot from Diehard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rackham.
Diehard is working Rackham over against the cage.
Diehard digs a right hand underneath Rackham's ribcage. Rackham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rackham looks winded!
Diehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Rackham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rackham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diehard lands with a light punch inside.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
Rackham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard lands with a right to the head.
Diehard goes for a takedown attempt but Rackham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Diehard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rackham throws a big counter head kick but Diehard avoids it with no problem.
Rackham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rackham is looking to clinch but Diehard is avoiding it.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rackham moves away.
Jack Rackham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rackham misses with an uppercut. Diehard saw that one coming.
Rackham moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
Diehard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Rackham.
Rackham misses with a wild body shot.
Diehard dives in and grabs Rackham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rackham pushes down on Diehard's head and hops out.
Rackham is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rackham loads up on a big right hand but Diehard slips the punch.
Diehard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diehard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Rackham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Rackham's shoulder, as Rackham tries to avoid the shot.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Rackham's head but Rackham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rackham.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rackham.
Diehard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Jack Rackham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diehard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rackham throws out the jab.
Rackham moves into the clinch.
Rackham has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diehard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rackham can turn it around.
Diehard pushes Rackham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rackham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rackham looking to throw knees to the head but Diehard is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diehard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rackham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rackham swings wildly with an uppercut but Diehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rackham lands an uppercut.
Diehard lands a right hand.
Diehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Diehard as the two fighters clinch.
Rackham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Diehard.
Rackham tries to land knees in the clinch but Diehard avoids the damage to the body.
Diehard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rackham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rackham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diehard is defending well for now.
Diehard tries to work over Rackham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diehard blocks the elbow strike.
Rackham tries to circle away but Diehard has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diehard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diehard.
Rackham blocks a body shot from Diehard.
Rackham throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diehard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rackham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diehard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rackham backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Diehard.
Diehard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rackham blocks an uppercut.
Rackham prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diehard wants a takedown but no success here.
Rackham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rackham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rackham lands an elbow inside.
Diehard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rackham or not.
Rackham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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 Bruce Diehard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rackham tries a head kick but it misses.
Diehard scores with a sloppy right hand. Rackham should have avoided that one.
Diehard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diehard throws a looping overhand right but Rackham ducks down to avoid it.
Diehard misses with a hook
and Rackham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diehard avoids a kick to the body.
Diehard throwing a counter right hand but Rackham manages to avoid it.
Rackham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diehard is able to avoid easily.
Rackham misses with a low kick as Diehard jumps back.
Diehard scores with a nice right hand.
Rackham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diehard.
A quick step to the side and Diehard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Rackham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diehard tries to counter by clinching up but Rackham breaks away and moves out of range.
Rackham missing with a left hand there. Diehard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diehard is looking to counter punch.
Rackham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diehard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diehard moves out of range of the strikes.
Diehard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rackham moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rackham.
A jab from Diehard misses.
Diehard avoids the body shot from Rackham.
Rackham slips a straight right by Diehard.
Diehard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Rackham counter with a right hand.
Rackham takes the fight into the clinch.
Diehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rackhams head.
Diehard misses with a body punch.
Rackham tries to land knees in the clinch but Diehard avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diehard fails to land.
Diehard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rackham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rackham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rackham missing with knees to the body.
Rackham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diehard lands with a light punch inside.
Rackham blocking some punches.
Diehard lands with a right to the head.
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!
Diehard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diehard has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rackham regains guard immediately.
Diehard advances to half guard.
Diehard is controlling the pace.
Diehard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rackham for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard continues to stall.
Rackham is defending against the submission attempts here by Diehard.
Diehard is trying to control the action in half guard but Rackham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diehard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Diehard looking to control but Rackham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diehard has hold of Rackham's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rackham manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rackham tries to lock up and control but Diehard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rackham defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diehard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rackham thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Rackham misses its intended target.
Diehard scores with a takedown into Rackham's guard.
Diehard tries to free his leg and advance position but Rackham is retaining full guard.
Diehard is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard is pushing down on Rackham's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rackham is fighting to maintain full guard but Diehard has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham is refusing to be controlled, as Diehard sits in half guard.
Well, if Diehard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rackham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diehard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diehard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rackham is defending against the submission attempts here by Diehard.
Jack Rackham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rackham trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diehard uses his free foot to push down on Rackham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rackham.
Rackham is trying to escape the mount but Diehard keeps good control and instead manages to take Rackham's back.
Diehard patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rackham is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Will Diehard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rackham has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I would not like to be Rackham right now.
Bruce Diehard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rackham is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Diehard off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Diehard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diehard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rackham can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Diehard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diehard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Diehard!
A relieved looking Bruce Diehard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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