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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sainty (ranked 1705 p4p, 205 weight class) and Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 2096 p4p, 247 weight class). Diame Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get It On The Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dumba Diame Jr!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diame Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sainty prevents Diame Jr from improving position.
Diame Jr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sainty is not content to let Diame Jr control the position.
Diame Jr happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty is looking to regain half guard here but Diame Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diame Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sainty is looking for a sweep.
Diame Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sainty tries to buck Diame Jr off but Diame Jr is having none of it.
Sainty sneaks back into half guard.
Sainty won't allow Diame Jr to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty is trying to get back to full guard.
Diame Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Sainty is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diame Jr works his way into full mount!
Diame Jr goes for an armbar but Sainty turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sainty.
Diame Jr keeping moving, preventing Sainty from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sainty stacks Diame Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sainty!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sainty wants to control but Diame Jr is keeping him busy.
Sainty has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sainty trying to control but Diame Jr is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Diame Jr tries to lock up and control but Sainty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diame Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sainty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sainty wants to control the pace but Diame Jr is squirming around nicely.
Sainty is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Diame Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Diame Jr shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dumba Diame Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sainty tests Diame Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sainty gets caught napping as Diame Jr dives in and scores a takedown. Sainty manages to retain guard.
Sainty keeping full guard, as Diame Jr tries to pass.
Sainty looking for a guillotine here but Diame Jr defends easily.
Sainty is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diame Jr wants to control from the top but Sainty keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty being controlled here, momentarily.
Diame Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Sainty is retaining full guard.
Diame Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diame Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diame Jr trying to control but Sainty is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diame Jr advances position into side control!
Diame Jr trying to control the position but Sainty is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We've been hearing good reports from Sainty's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Diame Jr passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sainty!
Diame Jr seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sainty is holding on tight.
Diame Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sainty is desperately trying to improve his position but Diame Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Diame Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diame Jr seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sainty is holding on tight.
Diame Jr content just to control the position here.
Diame Jr takes Sainty's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sainty is in trouble.
Diame Jr keeps control of the position easily here as Sainty tries to buck him off.
Sainty tries to escape the position.
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.
Dumba Diame Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sainty is working hard here to advance position.
Diame Jr trying to control momentarily.
Sainty is trying to break free.
Sainty tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Diame Jr has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Sainty is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dumba Diame Jr!
Dumba Diame Jr very nearly forgot to thank Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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