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BFC 5: Diaz vs. Norman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Morrison (ranked 7096 p4p, 260 weight class) and Wesley Pipes (ranked 7116 p4p, 261 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Pipes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Pipes's head but Pipes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
Pipes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pipes.
Morrison tries to score with a low kick but Pipes moves his leg out of the way.
Morrison throws a leg kick
and Pipes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pipes wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
Pipes is trying for a kimura here. Morrison looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pipes wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wesley Pipes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Cabrera (ranked 3659 p4p, 350 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 4251 p4p, 388 weight class). Cabrera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, X Gon Give It To Ya. Graham Mantle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Mantle scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Mantle lands a right hand.
Mantle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabrera blocks an uppercut.
Cabrera has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mantle regains guard immediately.
Mantle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cabrera manages to get himself to full guard.
Cabrera can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mantle controls the pace.
Mantle wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cabrera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cabrera tries to get out of the position.
Mantle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cabrera looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mantle passes into half guard.
Mantle is pressing down on Cabrera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabrera is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cabrera is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Mantle seems content to control.
Mantle is pressing down on Cabrera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabrera is holding on for now.
Mantle prevents Cabrera from improving his position.
Mantle controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is continuing to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mantle rushes Cabrera and presses him up against the cage.
Cabrera looking for a takedown.
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrera.
Mantle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mantle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mantle after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrera.
Mantle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Mantle.
Cabrera is looking for a takedown.
Mantle gets underhooks to prevent Cabrera's takedown attempt.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
Cabrera blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mantle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Mantle.
Cabrera is rocked!
Cabrera blocking some punches.
Oh Cabrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mantle.
Cabrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mantle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
Mantle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mantle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mantle unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cabrera! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mantle is unloading with more strikes now! Cabrera drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Mantle!
During a confident post fight interview, Graham Mantle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Costello (ranked 2941 p4p, 364 weight class) and Billy Smurder (ranked 7130 p4p, 638 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Costello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Smurder!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smurder gets caught flat footed, as Costello shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Costello is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smurder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Costello with a nice head shot there.
Costello is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Smurder has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Costello is looking to defend but Smurder has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Costello! Smurder pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Costello taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Smurder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Gehard (ranked 4237 p4p, 405 weight class) and Conman Mcnugget (ranked 3626 p4p, 361 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gehard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scooter - Nessaja. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Gehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conman Mcnugget!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Mcnugget. Those never looked like landing.
Gehard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Conman Mcnugget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gehard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcnugget is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gehard lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcnugget is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gehard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gehard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gehard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mcnugget is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gehard is thwarting Mcnugget's attempts to control the position.
Mcnugget looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gehard trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Gehard.
Gehard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mcnugget on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gehard controlling the pace.
Gehard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mcnugget is rocked!
Mcnugget is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gehard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mcnugget is still in real trouble! Can Gehard finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gehard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mcnugget with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gehard lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mcnugget quite badly. Mcnugget pulls Gehard in close trying to recover. Gehard postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mcnugget on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mcnugget doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Gehard!
A very excited looking Bruno Gehard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Hartel (ranked 3600 p4p, 456 weight class) and Flange McDrippy (ranked 4311 p4p, 506 weight class). Flange McDrippy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfonso Hartel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flange McDrippy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hartel moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from McDrippy.
A body shot lands from McDrippy.
McDrippy lands with a right to the head.
Hartel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McDrippy can't fight it off and eventually Hartel manages to take the fight to the floor. McDrippy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hartel throwing strikes from guard but McDrippy blocks nicely.
McDrippy is trying to keep Hartel in close.
McDrippy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDrippy pulls Hartel in close to his closed guard and prevents Hartel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hartel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartel preventing the sweep.
Hartel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDrippy controls Hartel momentarily but Hartel frees himself.
McDrippy tries to strike from the bottom.
Hartel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDrippy's head.
McDrippy trying to keep a closed guard but Hartel is proving a slippery customer.
McDrippy wants to sweep here but Hartel controlling him for the moment.
Hartel forces his way into half guard.
McDrippy wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hartel lands a nice short elbow.
McDrippy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hartel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McDrippy is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hartel lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDrippy wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Hartel.
McDrippy tries to roll over but Hartel keeps him under control.
McDrippy is controlling Hartel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hartel connects with a nice short shot to McDrippy's temple.
Hartel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McDrippy sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hartel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hartel working McDrippy over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hartel breaks from McDrippy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McDrippy is in all sorts of trouble here.
McDrippy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hartel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McDrippy looks a forlorn figure.
McDrippy is rocked!
Hartel dominating with strikes here.
McDrippy is still in real trouble! Can Hartel finish him?
Hartel looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has McDrippy covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Hartel!
Our winner, Alfonso Hartel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Side (ranked 2910 p4p, 304 weight class) and Jason Swift (ranked 3509 p4p, 352 weight class). Jason Swift has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Swift!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift misses with a takedown
and Side counters with a straight right hand.
Swift will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Side swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Side cracks Swift with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Side, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swift darts in looking for a takedown but Side gets double underhooks and turns Swift into the cage.
Side is looking to counter punch.
Iron Side has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Swift.
Swift throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Side was covering up waiting for the punch and Swift finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Swift won't allow Side to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift is looking to work some ground and pound but Side has wrist control.
Side knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swift on the ground.
Side wants to stand but Swift is controlling the position.
Swift distracts Side with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Swift stands up over Side, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Side is trying to keep Swift in close.
Swift 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.
Side working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swift.
Swift is stalling in the full guard.
Side wants to control but Swift passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift stalling.
Swift throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swift missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Side has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swift is working away from the top position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Swift passes the guard and advances to mount!
Side taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swift has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Side taking shots to the head.
Swift wants to control the pace but Side is squirming around nicely.
Side wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swift punching from mount but Side doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Swift dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Swift circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swift throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Side's waist but Side gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swift off to one side.
Swift tries to close the distance and clinch up but Side swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Side scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jason Swift has been cut.
Swift takes one to the chin there.
Side connects with a stiff jab that staggers Swift - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iron Side!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Guy (ranked 4612 p4p, 213 weight class) and Willie Weeks (ranked 2678 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tourney Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks jabs at Guy's body.
Weeks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guy is looking to clinch.
Guy rushes Weeks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weeks throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Weeks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Weeks fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Weeks is trying to break the clinch but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Weeks controls the action.
Weeks scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Weeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Weeks controls his hands.
Weeks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guy has Weeks pressed against the cage, preventing Weeks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weeks's efforts to push away.
Weeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Weeks.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weeks lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Weeks manages to break the clinch.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weeks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weeks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Weeks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weeks throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
As Weeks looks to move away, Guy throws a big counter combo but Weeks just gets out of the way.
Weeks throws an off balance right hand
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weeks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks jabs Guy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Weeks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weeks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Weeks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Guy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Weeks throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Weeks misses the shot to the body.
Weeks lands a jab to the nose.
Weeks scores with a sloppy right hand. Guy should have avoided that one.
Guy is rocked!
BOOM! Weeks lands a beautiful left hook that drops Guy. Guy tries to recover but Weeks is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Guy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Weeks!
Willie Weeks gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yun Won Hyang (ranked 2911 p4p, 82 weight class) and Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 3537 p4p, 92 weight class). Aziz has chosen Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman as his entrance music. Jalaluddin Aziz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yun Won Hyang's chin.
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yun Won Hyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jalaluddin Aziz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyang lands with a nice combination. Aziz backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jalaluddin Aziz has been cut.
Hyang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aziz.
Hyang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aziz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aziz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hyang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aziz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyang counters with a two punch combo.
Aziz is rocked!
Hyang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aziz is still on wobbly legs! Can Hyang finish him?
Aziz shoots in for a takedown but Hyang shows good takedown defense.
Hyang clinches with his opponent.
Hyang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Aziz misses with a knee strike.
Aziz seems to have recovered his senses.
Aziz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aziz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Hyang on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hyang backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aziz.
Aziz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hyang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aziz darts in trying to clinch
and Hyang counters with an outside leg kick.
Aziz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hyang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aziz somewhat.
Yun Won Hyang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalaluddin Aziz.
Hyang moves into the clinch.
Hyang is pressed up against the cage. Aziz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hyang down to the mat. Hyang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aziz.
Hyang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooh!!! Hyang has knocked Aziz down with a huge combo! Hyang steps away and waves a wobbly Aziz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aziz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aziz showed some decent athleticism there.
Aziz wants to control but Hyang is keeping him busy.
Hyang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hyang.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hyang is on top in guard.
Hyang trying to control but Aziz is working from the bottom.
Aziz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hyang frees his head nicely. Oh but Aziz has switched to an armbar! Hyang is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jalaluddin Aziz!
A very excited looking Jalaluddin Aziz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 2366 p4p, 65 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 1448 p4p, 36 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by On March The Saints. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 33 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maneno counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maneno's half guard.
Maneno wants to stand back up but Johnson manages to pass into side control.
Maneno wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Maneno is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maneno wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maneno keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet.
Maneno trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
Maneno is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Maneno is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Maneno's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is trying to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson biding his time, controlling Maneno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maneno lands a lovely overhand right.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maneno manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno stuffs the takedown.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Maneno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from Maneno.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maneno was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maneno pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maneno enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maneno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Maneno is looking to stand back up but Johnson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Maneno.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maneno circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Maneno avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maneno continues to drive forward.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maneno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Maneno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Maneno is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiku Maneno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maneno throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maneno misses with a straight right.
Maneno misses with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maneno slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Maneno misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maneno enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maneno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maneno is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Maneno has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Johnson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Johnson dives in and grabs Maneno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maneno pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Maneno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maneno stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maneno as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Maneno as Johnson shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Maneno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Maneno. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Maneno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maneno stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Nick Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Maneno throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
As Maneno backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Maneno connects with a looping right hand.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Maneno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Maneno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Maneno. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Maneno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Johnson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Maneno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson slips under a jab from Maneno.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Johnson shoots in but Maneno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maneno's waist but Maneno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maneno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Maneno, which made it look bad.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maneno misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maneno throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Maneno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maneno as he jumps to the side.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Maneno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chiku Maneno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maneno 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
Our winner, Chiku Maneno, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 1055 p4p, 26 weight class) and William Norman (ranked 1418 p4p, 34 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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159 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Norman!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman throws a head kick that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Norman's guard.
Norman being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Norman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Norman manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Norman's guard.
Norman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Norman lands a high kick!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Norman keeps moving.
Diaz is really struggling to control Norman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Norman wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norman! But no joy.
Norman misses with a straight right.
Diaz shoots in and bounces Norman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Norman has his feet on Diaz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Norman is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norman wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is dominant here and he's now got Norman's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Diaz.
Norman trying to get back to his feet but Diaz is in full control for now.
Norman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Diaz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Norman is trying to get back to his feet but Diaz has full control of the position and if anything, Norman has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Diaz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman wants to get back to his feet.
Norman is trying to shake Diaz off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Diaz won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Norman misses with a kick to the body
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
William Norman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Norman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norman misses with a low kick.
Norman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Norman's leg but Norman calmly moves out of range.
Diaz tries to bum rush Norman with a series of wild strikes but Norman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Diaz backs off Norman throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Norman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Norman wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Norman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Norman defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Norman is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Norman is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz prevents Norman from standing back up.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Norman is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz won't allow Norman to get back to his feet.
Neal Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Norman is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Norman has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
Diaz won't allow Norman to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz prevents Norman from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Norman lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz darts in and clinches Norman up against the cage.
Norman working aggressively here.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Norman.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Norman.
Norman breaks from the clinch.
Norman tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Norman's half guard.
Diaz trying to control the action but Norman is working from the bottom.
Norman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Norman back against the cage.
Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Norman kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
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!
Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Norman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Norman's guard.
Diaz stops Norman from standing up.
Norman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz is keen to just control but Norman is a slippery customer.
Norman is trying to stand.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Norman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norman is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Norman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norman keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stops Norman from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Norman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Norman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Norman back against the cage.
Norman can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Norman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Norman is trying to keep an underhook but Diaz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Norman kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
Norman is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Norman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norman pulls guard effortlessly.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Norman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Norman manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Norman's guard.
Norman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Norman lands a takedown into guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norman stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Norman in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Norman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norman on the side of the head.
Norman gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Norman connects with a solid leg kick.
Norman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norman throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norman gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Norman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Norman stands and steps away. Diaz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Diaz forces Norman back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Norman uses it to pass to side control.
Norman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range as Norman throws a body kick.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norman's elbow.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Norman presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz lands a nice elbow.
Diaz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Norman is trying to keep an underhook but Diaz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Diaz stops Norman from getting back to his feet.
Norman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Norman has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Norman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diaz scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Norman manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Norman maintains control.
Diaz regains half guard.
Diaz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Norman pushes past his half guard into mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Norman get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Norman throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Norman lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz has clasped his hands together around Norman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Norman bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Norman in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norman has hold of one of Diaz's legs. Diaz is fighting the takedown attempt but Norman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Norman gets to his feet - Diaz follows without any prompting.
Diaz forces Norman back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Norman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
William Norman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz prevents Norman from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz prevents Norman from standing back up.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Norman is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Norman.
I think Norman 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William Norman!
A relieved looking William Norman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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