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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Tophat (ranked 8083 p4p, 491 weight class) and Kron Diego (ranked 7053 p4p, 464 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Tophat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Diego!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego shoots in looking for a takedown. Tophat tries to sprawl out of it but Diego keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tophat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diego looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tophat is fending him off so far but Diego persists. Nope, Tophat circles away and we're back to standing.
Diego changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tophat looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diego is looking to take a break and control but Tophat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tophat can't do much from the bottom here.
Tophat manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tophat wants to control but Diego is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tophat gets back to full guard.
Tophat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tophat looking for a guillotine here but Diego defends easily.
Tophat thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tophat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tophat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diego stopping the sweep attempt from Tophat.
Diego stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tophat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tophat keeping moving, preventing Diego from controlling successfully.
Diego in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tophat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tophat controls Diego momentarily but Diego frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tophat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tophat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diego is looking to work some ground and pound but Tophat has wrist control.
Diego really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tophat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tophat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tophat is looking to sweep but instead, Diego has passed into half guard.
Diego seems to be looking for submissions.
Tophat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tophat is not content to let Diego control the position.
Diego seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tophat wants to control but Diego is keeping busy.
Tophat tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Diego manages to move to mount!
Tophat is desperately trying to improve his position but Diego has a good base and remains in mount.
Diego controlling from mount.
Tophat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Diego prevents Tophat from getting the reversal.
Tophat is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diego content just to control the position here.
Diego looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tophat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tophat regains half guard.
Diego is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tophat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diego is working away from the top position though.
Diego is looking for a kimura but Tophat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diego to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Diego dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tophat moves into the clinch successfully.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Tophat.
Diego manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Tophat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tophat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diego on the side of the head.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Tophat misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego is working for takedown but Tophat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tophat throws a head punch that misses.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tophat blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tophat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tophat misses with the head strike.
Diego tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diego jumps guard but Tophat turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Joey Tophat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Diego.
Tophat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tophat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego looking for a takedown.
Tophat wants to stall.
Tophat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Tophat is looking to control Diego's arms but Diego gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tophat has his back to the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tophat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tophat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tophat stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Tophat is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diego as Tophat tries to tie him up.
Diego jumps guard but Tophat stands there with Diego around his waist. Diego gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tophat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego is trying to maintain a safe position but Tophat gets an underhook and turns Diego into the ropes.
Tophat pushes off an throws an elbow but Diego leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tophat letting Diego take a breather here.
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Tophat in a clinch.
Diego can't get the takedown.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tophat lands a high kick!
Tophat is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Tophat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tophat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diego is keeping busy.
Tophat looking to stall.
Tophat lands a nice elbow.
Tophat pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tophat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Tophat looking to slow down the pace here.
Tophat stalling the fight.
Tophat prevents the takedown attempt.
Tophat has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Tophat tries to stall but Diego uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Tophat.
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Tophat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joey Tophat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tophat looking to slow down the pace here.
Tophat misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tophat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego pulls guard effortlessly.
Tophat wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
Diego is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diego tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tophat trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diego tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tophat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tophat drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diego looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diego looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diego!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Tophat dominated that second round.
That's time! Tophat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Diego slips a jab from Tophat.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Tophat in a clinch.
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Joey Tophat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tophat slaps away a takedown attempt from Diego, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tophat lands a jab to the head.
Diego shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tophat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tophat. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tophat throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tophat drives through and clinches with Diego against the ropes.
Diego ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diego no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tophat tries to free his leg and advance position but Diego is retaining full guard.
Diego keeping moving, preventing Tophat from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tophat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tophat trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
Diego managing to control the position.
Tophat trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
Tophat preventing the sweep.
Tophat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diego wants to stand up but Tophat is controlling him.
Tophat wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Diego looking for a sweep. Not yet Diego, not yet.
Diego throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tophat moves into the clinch successfully.
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tophat wants to clinch.
Joey Tophat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tophat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Diego is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diego fails with the takedown
and Tophat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tophat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joey Tophat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Diego.
Diego fails to land the takedown.
Tophat went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tophat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Diego tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tophat just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tophat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego breaks from the clinch.
Tophat throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Tophat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tophat trying to control the position but instead, Diego has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tophat into the ropes.
Tophat stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diego jumps guard.
Tophat sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diego's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diego gets full guard.
Tophat postures up.
Tophat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tophat preventing the sweep.
Tophat connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tophat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diego working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tophat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Tophat.
I think Tophat 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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