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Event:
SIEGE 2
Date: Oct 25, 2025 |
#R1##CL2#
Regal clinches up with Merritt and pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on Regal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Regal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Regal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Merritt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Merritt looking to stall.
Regal misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Merritt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Merritt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Regal has him pressed against the ropes.
Merritt avoiding damage as Regal throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Regal breaks from the clinch.
Merritt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Regal misses. #T1#
Regal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Regal jabs at Merritt's body.
Regal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merritt manages to avoid it.
Regal keeps the fight on the outside.
Regal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Merritt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Merritt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Merritt moves in looking to clinch but Regal pushes him off.
Regal avoids the head kick by Merritt.
#CL2#
Regal forces Merritt back against the ropes and clinches.
Merritt prevents a body shot from Regal.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Regal as Merritt tries to tie him up. #T2##BC#
Merritt manages to break the clinch.
Merritt dodges the punch combination from Regal.
#CL#
Merritt closes the distance and pushes Regal back into the ropes.
Merritt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Regal has him pressed against the ropes.
Merritt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Diego Regal has been cut.
Regal stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merritt is looking to break free of the clinch but Regal has double underhooks.
Merritt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Merritt prevents a body shot from Regal.
Regal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Regal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Regal.
#BC2#
Regal manages to break the clinch.
#T3##CL#
Merritt moves into the clinch successfully.
Regal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Regal leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Merritt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Merritt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Regal is keeping busy.
Regal slowing the pace effectively.
Regal avoiding damage as Merritt throws knees to the body.
Regal misses with a knee strike.
Merritt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Regal prevents Merritt from breaking the clinch.
Merritt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Regal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merritt thuds a left hand into Regal's body.
Merritt doesn't manage to clinch there - Regal circles away.
Regal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merritt moves away.
Merritt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Merritt counters with a series of strikes. Regal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Regal throws an overhand right that lands on Merritt's shoulder, as Merritt tries to avoid the shot.
Merritt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merritt dodges the punch combination from Regal.
Diego Regal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Regal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Regal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Regal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Regal misses with a straight left.
Regal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Merritt counters with a straight right hand.
Diego Regal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Merritt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regal.
Merritt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regal swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Merritt has managed to clinch.
Merritt tries to land a knee to the head but Regal blocks with his arms.
Regal tries a knee to the head but Merritt blocks it.
Regal stalls.
Regal leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Regal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Regal receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Diego Regal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Merritt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Merritt is trying to break the clinch but Regal has him pressed against the ropes. #T1##BC#
Merritt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarence Merritt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Regal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego Regal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merritt wants to clinch up but Regal keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Regal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
Regal closes the distance and clinches.
Regal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merritt is defending well for now.
Regal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Merritt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Regal can turn it around.
A short right from Merritt on the inside.
Regal slowing the pace effectively.
Regal misses with a knee to the head.
Regal tries a body shot but Merritt blocks it.
Merritt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC2#
Regal manages to break the clinch.
Merritt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Merritt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Merritt 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.
#CL2#
Regal moves into the clinch.
Merritt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Regal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merritt misses the shot to the body.
Merritt tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Regal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Merritt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merritt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Regal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merritt moves away.
No joy there for Regal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Regal does no damage.
Regal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merritt manages to avoid it.#T3#
Merritt lands a jab.
Regal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merritt was well out of range. Poor timing from Regal.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regal misses with a body shot
and Merritt counters with a series of strikes. Regal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Regal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Merritt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regal connects with a body shot.
Regal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Regal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Merritt rather than just go for the knockout.
Merritt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merritt throws a push kick but Regal slaps the foot to one side. #T4#
Merritt tries to clinch but Regal moves out of range.
Regal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Regal throws a nice looking combination but Merritt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Regal checks a low kick from Merritt.
Regal throws a combination that misses
and Merritt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Regal. Merritt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Merritt gets tackled into the ropes by Regal. Regal maintains the clinch.
Regal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merritt's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Merritt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Merritt taking a breather. #BC2#
Regal manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Regal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Regal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Merritt tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Regal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Regal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Merritt counters with a three punch combo that has Regal backing up. Regal nods at Merritt to acknowledge the strikes.
Regal throws a body punch but Merritt moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Merritt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merritt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Regal backs up against the ropes.
Merritt defending well as Regal loads up on a big left hand.
Merritt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regal misses with an uppercut.
Merritt wants to clinch
and Regal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch but Regal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merritt moves in looking to clinch but Regal pushes him off.
Regal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Merritt throws a head kick that misses.
Merritt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merritt fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1#
Merritt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Regal.#CL2#
Regal rushes Merritt and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Regal lands an uppercut.
Regal lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Regal breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Merritt gets tackled into the ropes by Regal. Regal maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Regal is struggling to control the position.
Merritt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Regal is keeping busy.
Regal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merritt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2##BC2#
Regal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regal looks to score with a jab to the body but Merritt is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Regal.
No joy there for Merritt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Merritt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merritt manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Regal has closed the distance and engaged Merritt in a clinch.
Regal lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Merritt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Regal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Merritt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Regal.
#T3#
Merritt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Regal has him pressed against the ropes.#BC2#
Regal breaks the clinch.
Merritt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regal throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Merritt.
Regal misses with a few strikes there.
Regal throws a right hand that Merritt ducks under and follows up with a left that Merritt also avoids with ease.
Merritt tries to clinch but Regal is having none of it.
Merritt throws a sloppy head kick and Regal moves out of range easily.
Merritt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Regal.
Merritt is looking for a counter combo.
Regal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merritt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Merritt misses its target.
Merritt throws a head kick that misses
and Regal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick from Merritt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Regal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4##CL2#
Regal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Merritt, pushing him back against the ropes.
Regal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Regal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Merritts head.
Merritt blocks a body shot from Regal.
The referee is keeping an eye on Regal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Regal has Merritt pressed against the ropes.
Diego Regal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Merritt is trying to force a seperation but Regal has the dominant position.
Regal pushes Merritt back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Clarence Merritt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Regal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Regal 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Regal! |
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Event:
SIEGE 1
Date: Oct 04, 2025 |
#R1#
Regal swats away the attempt to clinch by Merritt.
Regal throws a right and a left that Merritt avoids nicely.
Merritt tries a head kick but it misses.
Regal throws a nice looking combination but Merritt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Merritt is looking to clinch.
A combination from Regal does no damage.
Merritt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Regal drives through and clinches with Merritt against the ropes.
Regal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Merritt up against the ropes.
Merritt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Regal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Merritt rushes Regal and presses him up against the ropes.
Merritt connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Diego Regal has been cut.#T1#
Merritt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Merritt lands a knee to the body.
Merritt stalling in the clinch but Regal improves position.
Regal tries to land knees in the clinch but Merritt avoids the damage to the body.
Regal tries to work over Merritt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merritt has had enough of the clinch but Regal keeps him there for the moment.
Merritt wants to stall.
Regal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merritt avoiding damage as Regal throws knees to the body.
Regal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Merritt blocks it with crossed arms.
Merritt tries to break free but Regal pushes him back against the ropes.
Regal stalling.
Merritt is trying to force a seperation but Regal has the dominant position.
Merritt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
Regal lands a left hand.
Regal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Merritt wants to break free but Regal has control.
Regal prevents a body shot from Merritt. #BC#
Regal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Merritt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Merritt ducks right into an uppercut from Regal.
Regal misses the shot to the body.
Regal misses with a body shot.
Diego Regal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Regal moves into the clinch.
Regal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Merritt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Regal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T3#
Merritt tries to break the clinch but Regal is controlling the position.
Regal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Merritt up against the ropes.
Regal struggles to land a body shot inside as Merritt controls his hands.
Regal trying to control the position but instead, Merritt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Regal into the ropes.#BC#
Regal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merritt tries to clinch but Regal is having none of it.
Merritt dodges the punch combination from Regal.
Regal misses with a body shot.
Merritt scores with a one two! Regal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T4#
Merritt slips a jab from Regal.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Merritt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Regal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Merritt. Merritt obviously looking to wear him down.
Merritt lands with a kick to the temple. Regal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Regal looks to score with a jab to the body but Merritt is just out of range.
A jab from Regal misses.
Regal sets himself, and Merritt steps forward looking for the clinch! Regal avoids it this time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Regal checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Merritt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merritt tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Regal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Regal blocks a head kick by Merritt.
#CL#
Regal moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Regal manages to break the clinch.
Regal throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Regal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Regal's cut.
That's time! Regal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Merritt blocks a jab.#CL#
Regal clinches up against the ropes.
Merritt presses Regal against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego Regal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Regal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Merritt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Regal manages to break the clinch.
Regal keeps the fight on the outside.
Merritt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Regal just misses with a punch to the body.
Merritt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Regal misses.
Merritt ducks under a wild hook from Regal.
Regal throws a shot from downtown. Merritt moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Merritt gets tackled into the ropes by Regal. Regal maintains the clinch.
Merritt stalling in the clinch but Regal improves position. #T1##BC#
Regal breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Regal clinches up with Merritt and pushes him back against the ropes.
Regal missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Regal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Merritt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Regal gets a clinch.
Regal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Merritt or not.
Merritt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regal avoids it.
Regal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Regal trying to land knees to the body.
Merritt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Merritt has had enough of the clinch but Regal keeps him there for the moment.
Regal lands a hook that snaps the head of Merritt backwards. #T2#
Regal tries to throw a body punch but Merritt avoids it by throwing Regal back against the ropes.
Merritt working hard to break the clinch.
Regal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Regal stalls.
Merritt stalling in the clinch but Regal improves position. #BC#
Regal manages to break the clinch.
Regal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Regal throws a body shot but no joy.
Merritt tries to clinch up but Regal circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Merritt lands a really nice looking cross but Regal seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merritt tries to clinch there but Regal circles away.
Diego Regal is winning the standup battle so far.
Regal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Regal clinches up against the ropes.#T3##BC#
Regal breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Regal forces Merritt back against the ropes and clinches.
Regal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Merritt looking to slow down the pace here.
Regal stalling the fight.
Merritt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Regal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Merritt is keeping busy.
Regal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Merritt is looking to control Regal's arms but Regal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Merritt has his back to the ropes.
Merritt wants to break free but Regal has control.
#BC2#
Merritt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4#
Nice body punch from Regal.
Regal swings for the body but Merritt moves out of range.
Regal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch but Regal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Regal doesn't manage to clinch there - Merritt circles away.
Regal misses the shot to the body.
Regal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merritt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego Regal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Regal gets a clinch.
Regal has Merritt pressed against the ropes, preventing Merritt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Merritt has had enough of the clinch but Regal keeps him there for the moment.
Regal pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Regal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Regal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Regal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Merritt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego Regal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regal tries to close the distance and clinch but Merritt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Regal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Regal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Merritt pushes off an throws an elbow but Regal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#BC2#
Merritt breaks the clinch.
Regal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Merritt doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merritt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Merritt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regal paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Regal misses with the combination.
#CL#
Regal forces Merritt back against the ropes and clinches.
Regal can't find room to land a body shot as Merritt controls the action.
Regal can't find room to land a body shot as Merritt controls the action.
Regal keeps control of Merritt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Merritt is trying to push Regal away but Regal has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Regal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Regal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Regal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merritt slips a jab and a cross from Regal.
#CL#
Regal forces Merritt back against the ropes and clinches.
Regal scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Regal cracks Merritt with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Merritt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regal swinging wildly here.
Regal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merritt can do to turn this around?
Regal misses with a hook.
Merritt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Regal backs up against the ropes.
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!
Regal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Merritt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Merritt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Regal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Merritt misses with a two punch combination.
Regal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Merritt tries to clinch but Regal moves out of range.
Merritt throws a sloppy head kick and Regal moves out of range easily.
Regal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3##CL2#
Merritt moves into the clinch successfully.
Merritt is trying to break the clinch but Regal has him pressed against the ropes.
Regal tries a knee to the head but Merritt blocks it.
#BC#
Regal breaks the clinch.
Regal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Regal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Regal feints a jab promting Merritt to slip. Regal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Merritt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Regal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merritt manages to avoid it.
Merritt throws a counter combo.
Regal missing with a left hand there. Merritt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Regal moves into the clinch.
Regal tries to land knees in the clinch but Merritt avoids the damage to the body.
Regal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merritt avoids it.
Merritt is trying to break free.
Merritt trying to control the position but instead, Regal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Merritt into the ropes.#T4#
Merritt wants to stall.
Merritt is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Regal has denied him.
Regal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merritt avoids it.
Merritt lands a knee to the head.
Merritt stalling the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Regal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego Regal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Merritt tries to clinch but Regal moves out of range. #CL#
Regal has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Regal on the inside.
Regal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clarence Merritt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Regal tries to work over Merritt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Regal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Regal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Regal! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 08, 2025 |
#R1#
Regal dodges the punch combination from Nikkel.
Regal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nikkel counters with a one-two to the body.
Nikkel cracks a nice hook into Regal's ribs.
Nikkel cracks Regal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Regal tries to clinch but Nikkel moves away
and Nikkel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Regal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nikkel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Regal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikkel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Regal after a bit of a struggle.
Nikkel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Regal after a bit of a struggle.
Regal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nikkel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Regal is pushing Nikkel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikkel is trying to drag Regal to the mat but Regal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diego Regal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Nikkel.#T1##BC2#
Nikkel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikkel avoids the body shot from Regal.
It seemed like Nikkel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nikkel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Regal throws a combination that misses
and Nikkel counters with a one-two to the body.
Nikkel throws a leg kick but Regal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nikkel takes a swing at Regal's ribcage but misses.
Nikkel shoots for a takedown but Regal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kim Nikkel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Regal misses.
Regal throws a combination. Nikkel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Regal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nikkel, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikkel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Regal fails to land with a series of punches.
Regal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikkel shoots in but no luck this time.
Regal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nikkel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikkel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Regal.
Regal doesn't manage to clinch there - Nikkel circles away.
Regal misses with a few strikes there.
Diego Regal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Regal does no damage.
It seemed like Nikkel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Regal blocks the leg kick.
Regal walks into a jab.
Nikkel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Regal lands a two punch combo.
Regal throws a series of punches but Nikkel moves out of range.
Nikkel digs a good hook to Regal's body.
Regal is breathing heavily.
Nikkel misses with a series of wild punches.
#T3#
Nikkel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nikkel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Regal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nikkel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Regal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Nikkel.
Nikkel is looking to chop away at Regal's legs.
Nikkel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Regal rather than just go for the knockout.
Nikkel lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nikkel. Those never looked like landing.
Nikkel jabs at Regal's body.
Nikkel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Regal's head.#KD2#
Nikkel drops Regal with a left right combo! Nikkel follows him down to the ground into side control.
#CUT2#It looks like Diego Regal has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regal is not content to let Nikkel control the position. #SUB2#
Nikkel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4##SUB2#
Nikkel is trying to get an arm triangle but Regal is defending well.
Nikkel wants to control but Regal is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
Nikkel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nikkel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Regal gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Nikkel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Regal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nikkel tests Regal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nikkel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Regal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nikkel lands with a nice body punch.
Nikkel misses with the combination.
Regal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Regal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nikkel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Nikkel both land. Nice combination.
Nikkel feints a jab promting Regal to slip. Nikkel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Regal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikkel throws a series of punches but Regal avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Regal clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Nikkel breaks from the clinch.
Regal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikkel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nikkel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nikkel looks to land a combination but Regal avoids it well. #T1#
Regal avoids the body shot from Nikkel.
Nikkel lands a jab to the nose.
Nikkel throws a sloppy head kick and Regal moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Nikkel shoots in and gets a takedown into Regal's guard.#ES#
Regal scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Nikkel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikkel cracks Regal with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikkel scores with a jab. Regal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nikkel lands with a nice combination. Regal backs away looking to recover.#ROC2#Regal is rocked!
Regal doesn't manage to clinch there - Nikkel circles away.
Oh Regal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice combination there by Regal.
Regal seems to have got his legs back now.
Regal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Regal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regal throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Regal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #KD2#
Regal ducks straight into an uppercut from Nikkel and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Regal manages to regain guard straight away.
Regal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikkel trying to control but Regal is working from the bottom.
Nikkel is looking to pass into half guard but Regal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Regal is in guard.#REVR#
Regal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Regal just content to control the position. #T3#
Nikkel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Regal moves into full mount!
Nikkel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nikkel tries to lock up and control but Regal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Regal controlling his opponent.
Nikkel tries to hold on but Regal postures up.
Regal controlling the pace for now.
Nikkel is trying to escape the mount.
Regal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nikkel is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Nikkel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Regal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Nikkel throws a series of punches but Regal moves out of range.
Regal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikkel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Regal eats them both and turns towards Nikkel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Regal misses with a double jab.
Nikkel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nikkel lands with a straight right. Regal didn't see that one coming.
A punch combination from Nikkel misses.
The crowd cheers as Nikkel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Regal doesn't seem phased though.
Nikkel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nikkel counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Regal throws a series of punches but Nikkel moves out of range.
A combination from Nikkel does no damage.
Nikkel connects with a single shot there.
Regal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Regal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nikkel unleashes a big counter combination but Regal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikkel. Regal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikkel lands a really nice looking cross but Regal seems unphased.
Nikkel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nikkel dodges the punch combination from Regal.
Nikkel scores with a hook to the body. Regal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Regal doesn't manage to clinch there - Nikkel circles away.
Regal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nikkel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Regal at a distance.
A combination from Nikkel does no damage.
Regal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nikkel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nikkel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikkel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nikkel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikkel shoots in but Regal avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T2#
Regal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikkel.
Regal misses with the combination.
Nikkel throws out a counter right but Regal avoids it with no problem.
Nikkel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diego Regal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#KD2#
Nikkel lands a big shot that drops Regal! Can he finish him?
Nikkel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nikkel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Regal keeping full guard, as Nikkel tries to pass. #ES#
Regal scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nikkel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the liver by Nikkel. Beautiful body shot.
Regal closes the distance but Nikkel moves to the side
and Nikkel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikkel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Regal on the side of the head.
Nikkel shoots in and drives through. Regal sprawls well.
Regal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nikkel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikkel scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikkel looks to score with a jab to the body but Regal is just out of range.
Regal throws a big counter combination but Nikkel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T4#
Regal tries to clinch up but Nikkel circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikkel grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Regal takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Nikkel cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kim Nikkel! |
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