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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Balboa (ranked 5336 p4p, 601 weight class) and Randy Cano (ranked 23083 p4p, 824 weight class). Randy Cano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Cano!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cano slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Cano forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.
Cano tries to pull guard but Balboa holds him up against the cage and eventually Cano drops back down to his feet.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Cano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cano misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cano is defended easily by Balboa.
We've been told by Balboa's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Cano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cano throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cano dives in and grabs Balboa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes down on Cano's head and hops out.
Diego Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Cano.
Cano misses with a takedown attempt - Balboa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cano moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cano feints the counter takedown.
Cano moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Cano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
Cano fails with a takedown attempt.
Diego Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa throws a right hand that Cano ducks under and follows up with a left that Cano also avoids with ease.
Balboa tries to bum rush Cano with a series of wild strikes but Cano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa leaves Cano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Cano on that attempt.
Balboa is looking for a counter combo.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balboa avoids it really well and circles away.
Balboa appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a glancing blow to the side of Cano's head.
Cano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cano ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cano dives in for a single leg takedown but Balboa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cano shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good shot there by Balboa.
Cano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboa sprawls well. Balboa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cano gets slowly back to his feet.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Cano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Cano darts in looking for a takedown but Balboa gets double underhooks and turns Cano into the cage.
Balboa misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cano's head backwards.
Cano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Cano ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa lands a jab to the head.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Cano tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balboa pushes Cano off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cano counters with a one-two to the body.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cano closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cano has him pressed against the cage.
Cano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cano slips under a jab.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cano moves into the clinch.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cano manages to break the clinch.
Balboa tries to bum rush Cano with a series of wild strikes but Cano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Cano counters with a three punch combo that has Balboa backing up. Balboa nods at Cano to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Balboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Cano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Balboa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balboa swinging wildly here.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Cano slips under a jab.
Cano misses with a double jab.
Cano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Cano drives through and clinches with Balboa against the cage.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cano.
Cano looks for a takedown but Balboa sprawls well.
Cano fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Diego Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Cano ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diego Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Cano.
Cano tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano tries to clinch up.
Balboa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Balboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cano can do to turn this around?
Cano misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cano.
Cano tries for a takedown but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Cano avoids it well.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Cano shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balboa pinned against the cage. Balboa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cano is breathing heavily.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Cano dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Randy Cano has been cut.
Cano clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Cano shoots in for a takedown but Balboa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano avoids them all with ease.
Cano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balboa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Cano avoids it well.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa stuffs the takedown attempt from Cano. Cano gets slowly back to his feet.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano misses with a takedown attempt - Balboa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balboa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice cross by Balboa.
Balboa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Balboa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cano tries to clinch up.
As Cano looks to move away, Balboa throws a big counter combo but Cano just gets out of the way.
Cano dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Balboa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cano. Cano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cano shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balboa smiles and moves away.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Cano dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Cano doesn't manage to clinch there - Balboa circles away.
Diego Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cano counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Cano.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Balboa's half guard.
Balboa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Balboa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Cano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Balboa throws a shot from downtown. Cano moves away and avoids it.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Balboa misses with a hook
and Cano counters with a two punch combo.
Balboa cracks Cano with a good jab.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Cano counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Cano.
Cano tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cano throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cano gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano manages to break the clinch.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cano shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cano.
Cano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diego Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Cano.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Cano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Balboa defends it well.
Balboa misses with a looping left.
Cano blocks a jab.
Balboa misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cano misses with a wild combination.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Cano moves out of range.
Cano takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cano keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Randy Cano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Cano staying out of range there.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Cano goes for a double leg but Balboa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Balboa continues to drive forward.
Cano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cano throws a counter combo.
Cano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Cano ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balboa misses with a series of wild punches.
Cano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balboa pinned against the cage. Balboa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Balboa throws an overhand right that lands on Cano's shoulder, as Cano tries to avoid the shot.
Cano with the counter takedown but Balboa avoids it easily.
Balboa lands with a nice combination. Cano backs away looking to recover.
Cano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboa sprawls well. Balboa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cano gets slowly back to his feet.
Cano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cano slips a straight right by Balboa.
Cano ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Cano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balboa defends well and Cano ends up having to push Balboa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa tries to bum rush Cano with a series of wild strikes but Cano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cano looks for a takedown but Balboa sprawls well.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Cano shoots in.
Balboa looks to land a combination. Cano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balboa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Balboa!
An out of breath Diego Balboa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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