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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego's entrance music is Tupac - I'm a Soldier. A fine choice. Stern has chosen The Great American Nightmare as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Stern looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Stern connects with a nice looking jab.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Stern pulls guard.
Diego not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diego tries to free his leg and advance position but Stern is retaining full guard.
Stern is trying to control the position but Diego postures up.
Diego got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stern has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diego has managed to get both his arms back between Stern's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stern is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stern looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diego passes into half guard.
Stern has a hand on Diego's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Diego takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Stern bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Stern tries to free his leg and advance position but Diego is retaining full guard.
Stern keeps trying to improve his position.
Diego working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stern doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stern manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diego seems keen to control Stern's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
Stern postures up.
Diego has control of Stern's left arm, preventing Stern from doing any damage.
Stern wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
Diego looking for a guillotine here but Stern defends easily.
Stern content to stall in guard here.
Stern trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diego swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stern sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diego's guard.
Stern is thwarting Diego's attempts to control the position.
Stern trying to control the action but Diego is working from the bottom.
Stern works his foot free and advances to mount.
Diego regains half guard.
Diego is defending against the submission attempts here by Stern.
Stern seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern seems to be looking for submissions.
Diego is trying to stand back up but Stern is controlling him
Stern trying to control the action but Diego is working from the bottom.
Stern keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stern is looking to pass Diego's guard but actually Diego recovers to full guard.
Diego is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stern won't allow Diego to get back to his feet.
Diego can't keep his opponent in guard - Stern advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Stern dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern.
Stern misses with a body shot.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diego throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stern's head.
Diego digs a good hook to Stern's body.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Donk. Diego catches Stern right on the button with a cross.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Stern misses with a head kick.
As Stern tries to get set, Diego tries to push him back and clinch up but Stern manages to avoid the attempt.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stern connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stern will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diego throws a leg kick but Stern checks it.
Diego cracks Stern with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Diego misses.
Stern throws a head kick that misses.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Stern gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stern.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stern is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diego to the mat. Diego regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stern postures up.
Stern scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diego is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diego pulls Stern in close to prevent any damage.
Stern trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
Diego is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stern with a nice head shot there.
Diego keeping moving, preventing Stern from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern slips nicely into half guard.
Diego wants to control but Stern is keeping busy.
Stern moves nicely into side control.
Diego is looking for a sweep.
Diego regains half guard.
Stern is keen to just control but Diego is a slippery customer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Diego is looking for a sweep. Stern is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diego might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stern wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diego keeps working.
Diego is looking to get back to full guard here but Stern has managed to pass to side control instead.
Diego tries to buck Stern off but Stern is having none of it.
Diego is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Diego is trying to escape the position but Stern is controlling the position.
Diego tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diego is trying to escape the position but Stern is controlling the position.
Diego wants to control but Stern postures up.
Stern is looking to take a break and control but Diego is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diego prevents Stern from moving into mount.
Diego gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stern is keen to just control but Diego is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diego won't allow Stern to pass to mount.
Diego tries to get to full guard but Stern has control of the leg.
Stern trying to control the pace.
Diego is trying to maintain the position but Stern is very close to passing his half guard.
Stern is working for a kimura but Diego is defending it quite comfortably.
Diego wants to control but Stern is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Howard Stern will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Diego is predictable there
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Stern misses with a looping right.
Jab by Stern.
Stern fails with the takedown.
Stern swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stern has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stern shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diego misses with the combination.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern is trying to pull guard but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Stern controls his hands.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stern.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Stern's head.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Stern takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stern working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've been informed that Stern has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stern tries to land a leg kick but Diego saw it coming and moves away.
Stern swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Stern is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diego's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stern is looking for a kimura here.
Stern tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diego knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diego is looking for a sweep. Stern is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diego won't allow Stern to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stern pulls his head out easily.
Stern is keen to just control but Diego is a slippery customer.
Stern is taking a breather. Diego says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stern is pressing down on Diego's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diego is holding on for now.
Howard Stern has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diego is trying to control but can't.
Diego keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Diego is trying to control but can't.
Diego is looking to improve his position.
Stern perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stern is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diego is looking to escape.
Stern is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diego desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Diego is looking to control Stern's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diego avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diego slips under a jab from Stern.
Stern throws a series of punches but Diego avoids them all with ease.
Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Stern's head.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Don Diego did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diego stuns Stern with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego clinches with his opponent.
Diego just leaning against Stern, taking a breather.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Stern.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern tries to pull guard but Diego holds him up against the cage and eventually Stern drops back down to his feet.
Stern misses with an elbow over the top.
Stern blocking some punches.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern slows down the pace here.
Stern blocking some punches.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stern misses with an elbow over the top.
Don Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diego takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego tries to work over Stern's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Stern prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stern takes a shot to the head.
Stern throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Stern tries to pull guard but Diego won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stern.
Stern throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stern tries to pull guard but Diego forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Don Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Stern.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego avoids the elbow strike from Stern, against the cage.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego gets through Stern's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stern tries to pull guard but Diego forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stern jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diego walks away with a smile on his face. Stern gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stern is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego is looking to wear down Stern with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stern misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
Stern takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego throws a low kick but Stern avoids it.
Diego wants to clinch.
Stern misses with a double jab.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Nice shot by Diego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern moves away from the strike by Diego.
Stern scores with a hook.
Stern avoids the body shot from Diego.
No joy there for Stern, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Don Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Stern throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stern sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego had his way with Howard Stern in that round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Don Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Stern slips a straight right by Diego.
Diego checks a low kick from Stern.
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Stern.
Stern tries to clinch there but Diego circles away.
Stern throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stern 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.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Stern swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diego on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stern throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Stern connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throws a right and a left that Diego avoids nicely.
Stern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
Stern with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diego counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diego tries to work over Stern's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Stern is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Stern.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stern just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Diego working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stern fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stern's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Stern's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stern manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Stern's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Stern controls his hands.
Diego gets through Stern's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stern or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stern is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diego to keep the fight standing.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stern takes a shot to the head.
Stern blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stern's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Diego!
Don Diego retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Don Diego took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
Howard Stern spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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