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Event:
BOTBC The end
Date: Oct 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Franco wants to clinch
and Daines counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franco tries to clinch but Daines moves away
and Daines counters with a two punch combo.
Daines lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franco tries to clinch up
and Daines counters with a left and a right that stings Franco.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Franco forces Daines back against the cage and clinches.
Daines takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Daines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Mike Daines has been cut.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daines is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Daines is breathing heavily.
Daines takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daines takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC2#
Daines is rocked!
Daines takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Daines is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Franco's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco lands a hook that snaps the head of Daines backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Daines controls the action.
Franco pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Daines! Franco unloads with more strikes and Daines sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Franco!
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Event:
PSE 6
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Jaxon moves to clinch but Daines breaks away
and Daines counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Daines.
Jaxon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Daines misses.
Jaxon throws a right hand that misses
and Daines counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daines keeps the fight on the outside.
Daines keeps the fight on the outside.
Daines throws a big counter combination but Jaxon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Jaxon has closed the distance and engaged Daines in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jaxon. #T1#
Daines tries to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling the position.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daines is trying to push Jaxon away but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daines is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position.
Jaxon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daines's efforts to push away.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Daines breaks from the clinch.
Jaxon wants to clinch up but Daines keeps it at a distance.
Jaxon wants to clinch up but Daines keeps it at a distance.
Jaxon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Action Jaxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaxon closes the distance but Daines moves to the side
and Daines counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Jaxon tries to clinch but Daines is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Daines. Those never looked like landing.
Jaxon moves in looking to clinch but Daines pushes him off.
Daines seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Jaxon takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaxon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daines's efforts to push away.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
Daines has had enough of the clinch but Jaxon keeps him there for the moment.
Jaxon lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaxon.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Jaxon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaxon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
#BC#
Daines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaxon moves to clinch but Daines breaks away
and Daines makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
Jaxon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaxon fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Jaxon looks to move away, Daines throws a big counter combo but Jaxon just gets out of the way.
Jaxon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daines counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jaxon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaxon closes the distance but Daines moves to the side
and Daines counters with a series of strikes. Jaxon will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaxon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daines.
Daines looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaxon wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Daines dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Jaxon moves into the clinch.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaxon has double underhooks.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
Daines working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaxon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daines's efforts to push away.#T1#
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daines wants to break free but Jaxon has control.
Daines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling the position.
Action Jaxon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daines is trying to break free.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jaxon.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daines working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon lands a shoulder strike.
Daines is trying to push Jaxon away but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaxon prevents Daines from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Jaxon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines. #T2#
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon lands with a left to the head.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling him.
Daines is trying to push Jaxon away but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Jaxon has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaxon lands a left hand.
Daines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jaxon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Daines blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines. #T3#
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon gets through Daines's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daines is trying to break free.
Jaxon misses with some punches.
Daines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaxon lands a nice uppercut.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon lands with a left to the head.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon lands with a right to the head.
Jaxon lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Daines's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaxon lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaxon.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
Daines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Daines is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position.
Daines blocking some punches.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Daines is trying to break free.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Daines blocking some punches.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daines blocking some punches.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
Daines is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxon misses with some punches.
Jaxon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon misses with some punches.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling the position.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaxon won't allow it.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Daines escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Action Jaxon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Jaxon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaxon misses the target.
Jaxon tries to clinch up but Daines circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaxon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaxon moves in looking to clinch but Daines pushes him off.
It looked like Daines was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big left from Jaxon misses.
Daines went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Daines tries to keep at a distance but Jaxon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daines wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaxon won't allow it.
Daines can't break the clinch.
Jaxon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines. #T1#
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaxon.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daines wants to break free but Jaxon has control.
Daines has had enough of the clinch but Jaxon keeps him there for the moment.
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling him.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Daines's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxon throws a head punch that misses.
Daines working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.
Daines tries to break free but Jaxon pushes him back against the cage.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.
Daines is trying to push Jaxon away but Jaxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daines is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaxon.
Jaxon has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daines is trying to break free.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling the position.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaxon.
Jaxon has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daines working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
#T3#
Jaxon misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaxon.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Daines blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaxon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daines has had enough of the clinch but Jaxon keeps him there for the moment.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaxon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaxon throws a punch but it's blocked by Daines.
Jaxon prevents Daines from breaking the clinch.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Jaxon is controlling him.
Daines wants to break free but Jaxon has control.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaxon won't allow it.
Daines is trying to force a seperation but Jaxon has the dominant position.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaxon won't allow it.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.
Jaxon misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Daines blocks an uppercut.
Jaxon has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daines is trying to break free.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxon gets through Daines's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daines tries to circle away but Jaxon has him pinned against the cage.
Jaxon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaxon working aggressively here.
Jaxon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxon keeps control of Daines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daines tries to break free but Jaxon pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jaxon fails to land.
Jaxon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Action Jaxon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaxon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Action Jaxon!
During a confident post fight interview, Action Jaxon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
PSE 3
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
A left and a right from Daines both land. Nice combination.
Daines throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Daines misses with a two punch combination.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
Daines takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daines.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daines takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T1#
Daines misses with a straight right.
Daines throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Daines throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and King counters by moving into the clinch.
Daines wants to break free but King has control.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daines prevents a body shot from King.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King scores with a shot to the side of Daines's head.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daines looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
King lands a body punch.
King has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Daines tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
Daines is trying to break free.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daines is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a shot to the body.
King gets through Daines's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
King lands a body punch.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Daines is breathing heavily.
A short right from King on the inside.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from King. #ROC2#
Daines is rocked!
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh Daines is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Daines! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but King is unloading with more strikes now! Daines drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason King!
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Event:
PSE "The Beginning"
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Diek throws out a loose jab but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diek sizes up Daines with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daines throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diek.
A little jabbing left from Diek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Diek drives through and clinches with Daines against the cage.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Diek is controlling the position. #BC#
Daines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Diek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daines, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daines.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Daines manages to break the clinch.
Daines takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diek misses the shot to the body.
Daines appears to be looking for a big counter.
Daines fails to land with a series of punches.
Daines misses with a few strikes there.
Diek slips a jab and a cross from Daines.
Diek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daines's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diek throws an overhand right that lands on Daines's shoulder, as Daines tries to avoid the shot.
Daines has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diek finds it's way round the side to connect with Daines's head.
Diek looks to land a right hand but Daines moved out of range.
A left and a right from Daines both land. Nice combination.
Diek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diek cracks Daines with a good jab.
Daines misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Diek avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Diek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Daines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Diek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Diek clinches up with Daines and pushes him back against the cage.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diek misses with the head strike.
Diek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Daines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daines takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daines displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diek throws out the jab. #CL2#
Diek closes the distance and clinches.
Diek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Daines breaks the clinch.
Diek throws a jab when Daines was well out of range.
Daines seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Daines throws a series of punches but Diek avoids them all with ease.
Daines closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daines moves out of range as Diek strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diek scores with a nice strike.
Diek lands with an overhand left.
Daines misses with a hook.
Daines lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T2#
Daines swinging wildly here.
Diek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daines on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diek throws a big shot that misses.
Daines walks into a stiff left hand from Diek.
Diek doesn't manage to clinch there - Daines circles away.
#CL2#
Diek moves into range and clinches up with Daines.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Diek has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Daines breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Diek.
Diek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daines. Daines circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diek missing with a left hand there. Daines was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daines throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daines swats away the attempt to clinch by Diek.
Diek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daines takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T3#
Daines throws an overhand right that lands on Diek's shoulder, as Diek tries to avoid the shot.
Diek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daines in his tracks.
Diek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daines momentarily.
A combination from Daines does no damage.
Diek wants to clinch up but Daines keeps it at a distance.
Daines misses with a series of wild punches.
Diek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daines tries to bum rush Diek with a series of wild strikes but Diek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daines throws a jab when Diek was well out of range.
Daines misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Diek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daines swinging wildly here.
#CL2#
Diek rushes Daines and presses him up against the cage.
Daines blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daines tries to circle away but Diek has him pinned against the cage.
Diek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daines backwards.
Diek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Diek fails to land.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Diek has double underhooks. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daines's efforts to push away.
Daines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diek prevents Daines from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Daines escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Diek.
Daines walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daines lunges at Diek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diek's hand.
Daines misses with a double jab.
Diek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daines slips under a jab from Diek.
Daines takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daines on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diek throws an overhand right that lands on Daines's shoulder, as Daines tries to avoid the shot.
Diek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daines drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Diek forces Daines back against the cage and clinches.
Diek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diek swings wildly with an uppercut but Daines uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Diek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
The fighters circling - Diek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diek throws out a powerful jab.
Diek scores with a jab to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diek in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Daines misses with a few strikes there.
Diek misses with an uppercut. Daines saw that one coming.
Mike Daines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Diek drives through and clinches with Daines against the cage.
#BC#
Daines manages to break the clinch.
Daines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diek.
Diek slips a jab and a cross from Daines.
#CL2#
Diek clinches with his opponent.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Diek has double underhooks.
Daines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Daines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daines slips a jab from Diek.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diek.#CL2#
Daines gets tackled into the cage by Diek. Diek maintains the clinch.
Daines looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diek lands a left hand.
Diek has Daines pressed against the cage, preventing Daines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diek scores with a shot to the side of Daines's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diek.
Diek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Diek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daines backwards.
Daines blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diek prevents Daines from breaking the clinch.
Diek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diek scores with a shoulder strike.
Diek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daines tries to break free but Diek pushes him back against the cage.
Diek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daines backwards.
Diek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daines.
Angelo Diek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daines blocking some punches.
Diek lands with a light punch inside.
Diek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Diek is controlling him.
Daines wants to break free but Diek has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diek.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diek.#BC#
Daines breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diek avoids the body shot from Daines.
A jab lands there for Diek.
Daines throws a right and a left that Diek avoids nicely. #T2#
Daines swinging wildly here.
Diek sizes up Daines with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daines.
Daines rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angelo Diek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diek throws an overhand right that lands on Daines's shoulder, as Daines tries to avoid the shot.
Daines rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Diek clinches up against the cage.
Diek misses with the head strike.
Diek misses with a punch on the inside.
Daines is trying to break free.
Diek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daines wants to get back to striking at distance but Diek won't allow it.
Diek digs a right hand underneath Daines's ribcage. Daines let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diek. #BC#
Daines breaks from the clinch.
Diek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Daines.
#T3#
Diek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Diek looks to move away, Daines throws a big counter combo but Diek just gets out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diek.
The fighters circling - Diek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diek lands a really nice looking cross but Daines seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Daines.
Diek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daines swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Diek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Daines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daines fails to land with a series of punches.
Diek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daines's head backwards.
Daines looks to land a left hand but Diek moved out of range nicely.
Daines pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daines looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daines 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!
Diek lands with a right hand.
Diek connects with a right hand. Daines shakes it off.
Daines misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4##CL2#
Diek closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Diek fails to land.
Diek misses with the head strike.
Diek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Daines escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Diek.
Daines throws a right and a left that Diek avoids nicely.
Diek tries to clinch there but Daines circles away.
Daines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daines misses with a few strikes there.
Diek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daines. Daines circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daines momentarily.
Daines swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Diek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Diek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diek throws a jab but it's blocked by Daines.
Daines swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Daines fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diek throws out a counter right but Daines avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Daines.
Diek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daines sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Daines.#CL2#
Diek forces Daines back against the cage and clinches.
Diek prevents Daines from breaking the clinch.
Daines tries to circle away but Diek has him pinned against the cage.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Diek is controlling the position. #BC#
Daines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daines throws a series of punches but Diek moves out of range.
Diek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diek fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diek catches Daines with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Diek rushes Daines and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Daines breaks the clinch.
Diek lands with a cross.
Daines throws a shot from downtown. Diek moves away and avoids it.
Diek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daines.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Diek.#T1#
Diek throws a hook but Daines blocks it.
Daines misses with a double jab.
Diek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Diek rushes Daines and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Daines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daines.
Diek throws a looping overhand right but Daines ducks down to avoid it.
As Diek looks to move away, Daines throws a big counter combo but Diek just gets out of the way.
Diek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daines has time to react.
Diek cracks Daines with a good jab.#CL2#
Diek rushes Daines and presses him up against the cage.
Daines has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Diek has double underhooks.
Diek throws a head punch that misses.
Daines is looking to break free of the clinch but Diek has double underhooks.
Diek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daines tries to break the clinch but Diek is controlling the position.
Daines blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diek has a couple of punches blocked by Daines.
Daines blocking some punches.
Angelo Diek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Daines is trying to break the clinch but Diek is controlling him.
Diek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dainess head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diek lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Diek. #BC#
Daines breaks from the clinch.
Daines uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diek.
Diek tries to clinch but Daines moves out of range.
Diek avoids the body shot from Daines.
Diek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diek throws an overhand right that lands on Daines's shoulder, as Daines tries to avoid the shot.
Daines misses with the combination.
Diek misses with an uppercut. Daines saw that one coming.
Daines throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diek.
Diek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daines lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diek circles away quickly and effectively.
Daines misses with the combination.
Diek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Daines misses with a few strikes there.
Daines looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diek connects with a nice looking jab.
Daines with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daines throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daines.
Diek scores with a jab. Daines acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diek slips a jab and a cross from Daines.
A little jabbing left from Diek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Diek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daines, pushing him back against the cage.
Daines wants to break free but Diek has control.
Diek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Daines's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dainess head.
Diek lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diek.
Diek lands a left hand.
#T4#
Daines tries to break the clinch but Diek is controlling the position.
Diek throws a head punch that misses.
Diek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Diek.
Diek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diek misses with some punches.
A short right from Diek. #BC#
Daines breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Daines does no damage.
Diek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daines.
Daines takes one to the side of the head.
Diek scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Daines. Those never looked like landing.
Diek fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Diek closes the distance and clinches.
Mike Daines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diek scores with a shot to the side of Daines's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Diek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Diek!
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