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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Cranial (ranked 1220 p4p, 142 weight class) and Robert Diggs (ranked 1228 p4p, 144 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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285 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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265 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Von Cranial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diggs working away.
Diggs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cranial has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diggs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Diggs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diggs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cranial is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Diggs off and has taken his back!
Diggs looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Diggs wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Diggs is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cranial has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Diggs's body.
Diggs is trying to break free.
Diggs breaks Cranial's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Diggs looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranial working a defensive guard here.
Cranial is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Cranial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diggs has gone for a leg lock! Cranial slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diggs's guard.
Diggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Diggs throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cranial escapes and throws Diggs's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs manages to get back to half guard.
Cranial prevents Diggs from improving his position.
Diggs keeps trying to improve his position.
Diggs wants to get back to full guard but Cranial has passed into side control.
Diggs is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diggs wants to control but Cranial postures up.
Cranial happy to just control the position for now.
Diggs sneaks back into half guard.
Diggs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diggs gets full guard.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Diggs has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cranial postures up.
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 Von Cranial will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cranial fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cranial lands a jab to the nose.
Good standup being displayed there by Diggs as he connects with a hook.
Cranial moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Cranial on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cranial swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cranial throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Cranial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cranial, as that shot connected.
Diggs looks for a takedown but Cranial sprawls well.
Cranial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cranial buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranial.
Diggs throws a push kick but Cranial slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cranial checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranial drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cranial takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cranial tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Diggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cranial is looking to counter the offense by Diggs and move into the clinch.
Cranial jabs at Diggs's body.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Diggs throws a hook but Cranial blocks it.
Cranial misses with an uppercut.
Diggs with a hook.
Diggs throws the left hand but Cranial avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Cranial.
Cranial slips a straight right by Diggs.
Von Cranial is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cranial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Cranial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cranial fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranial throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranial throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Cranial cracks the inside of Diggs's front leg.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Cranial is out of range.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Diggs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cranial fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cranial punishes Diggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Cranial slips a jab from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Diggs misses the jab.
Cranial throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Cranial scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cranial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Cranial, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Cranial throws a big counter combination but Diggs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranial manages to avoid it.
Cranial fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Cranial should have avoided that one.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranial moves away.
Cranial buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diggs throws a nice looking combination but Cranial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Cranial.
Cranial throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
It looks like Robert Diggs has been cut.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Cranial.
Diggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cranial.
Diggs lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cranial lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cranial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diggs misses the jab.
Cranial lands the left hand.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cranial.
Cranial lands with an overhand left.
Cranial misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cranial has closed the distance and engaged Diggs in a clinch.
Cranial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cranial prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Cranial dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Diggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggs checks a leg kick.
Cranial tries to clinch but Diggs moves out of range.
Cranial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cranial tried to counter with a leg kick but Diggs avoided it.
Cranial slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Diggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cranial misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cranial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Cranial turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cranial lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cranial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Cranial misses with a looping left.
Diggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cranial is looking to clinch but Diggs is avoiding it.
Cranial scores with the left hand. Diggs knows he should have avoided that one.
Cranial has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Cranial.
Diggs lands an uppercut.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial misses with the head strike.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body.
Diggs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cranial avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cranial is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Cranial's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diggs pushes Cranial back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranial lands a left hand.
Cranial lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Cranial.
Diggs has picked Cranial up - he's going for a ride! Diggs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cranial's head.
Diggs trying to control from half guard but Cranial is working away.
Robert Diggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is thwarting Cranial's attempts to control the position.
Diggs is working for a submission of some sort.
Cranial is in trouble now - Diggs has advanced to mount!
Von Cranial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diggs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cranial because Diggs loaded up on that one.
Diggs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cranial wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranial slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Diggs is pressing down on Cranial's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cranial is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diggs is working for a kimura but Cranial is defending it quite comfortably.
Cranial is pressing down on Diggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Von Cranial.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cranial, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Cranial!
Von Cranial decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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FIGHT
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