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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lainez (ranked 4006 p4p, 47 weight class) and Diego Maxiduz (ranked 5916 p4p, 72 weight class). Diego Lainez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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170 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Lainez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Maxiduz! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Maxiduz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Maxiduz slips under a jab. Diego Lainez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Maxiduz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lainez. And Maxiduz tries to counter it with a takedown but Lainez pushes his down on his head and steps out. Lainez scores with a jab to the jaw. Decent striking displayed by Lainez there.
It looks like Diego Maxiduz has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lainez takes a swing at Maxiduz's ribcage but misses. Maxiduz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Maxiduz staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lainez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maxiduz. Maxiduz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Lainez throws the left hand but Maxiduz avoids the punch easily. Maxiduz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Lainez lands a really nice looking cross but Maxiduz seems unphased.
Maxiduz ducks under a wild hook from Lainez. Maxiduz slips under a jab. Maxiduz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lainez misses with a hook. Lainez lands a nice hook to Maxiduz's body. Maxiduz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lainez loads up on a big right hand but Maxiduz slips the punch. Lainez throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maxiduz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lainez. Maxiduz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Lainez misses with a looping right. Maxiduz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Lainez throws a good cross that connects.
Maxiduz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lainez. Maxiduz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Maxiduz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lainez misses with a straight left. Maxiduz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lainez. Maxiduz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Lainez misses with an uppercut. Maxiduz saw that one coming. Maxiduz feints the counter takedown. Maxiduz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lainez. Lainez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Lainez misses the shot to the body. Maxiduz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lainez dominated that round. The cut man is working on Diego Maxiduz's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Lainez loads up on a big right hand but Maxiduz slips the punch. Maxiduz feints the counter takedown. Maxiduz needs to keep his hands up - Lainez had a free shot at his head there. Maxiduz blocks a jab. Lainez drops Maxiduz with a beautiful combination! Maxiduz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lainez is looking for the KO!
Maxiduz is rocked! Lainez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maxiduz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lainez throws a hook to the side of Maxiduz's head but Maxiduz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maxiduz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lainez has got the better of the exchanges. Lainez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lainez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maxiduz's head backwards. Lainez throws a big shot that misses. Maxiduz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. A big right from Lainez misses. Lainez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lainez throws a combination that misses and Maxiduz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Nice body punch from Lainez - that landed with a thud.
Lainez pushes Maxiduz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Maxiduz is breathing heavily. Lainez tries to throw a body punch but Maxiduz avoids it by throwing Lainez back against the cage. Lainez tries a body shot but Maxiduz blocks it.
Lainez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxiduz backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lainez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lainez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxiduz backwards. Lainez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lainez scores with a shot to the side of Maxiduz's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice right hand lands inside from Lainez. Maxiduz goes for a takedown attempt but Lainez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lainez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Lainez lands a big uppercut and Maxiduz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maxiduz looks OK. Lainez waves Maxiduz back to his feet! Lainez lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lainez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lainez cracks Maxiduz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lainez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maxiduz to stand back up! Maxiduz is still on wobbly legs! Can Lainez finish him? Lainez drops Maxiduz with a big left hand! Maxiduz is injured, injured bad! Lainez jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lainez!
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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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