QFC Tournament 1157 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Mason (ranked 4519 p4p, 4270 weight class) and Hulk Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Oliver Mason has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oliver Mason seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mason
vs
Logan

182 cm
19
170
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
195
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hulk Logan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Logan misses with a looping left.
Mason slaps away a takedown attempt from Logan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mason takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Mason changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Logan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mason wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.

Mason stands up.

Logan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mason fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Logan back against the cage.
Mason goes for a takedown attempt but Logan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Logan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Logan lands a hook that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Logan as Mason tries to tie him up.
Logan lands a body punch.
Logan lands with a light punch inside.
Mason taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mason kicks Logan off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Logan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Mason manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Logan keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Logan has picked Mason up - he's going for a ride! Logan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mason moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mason wants to stand up but Logan is controlling him.
Logan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mason. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Logan postures up.
Logan postures up and lands a big shot to Mason's brow.
Logan sitting in guard here, content to control.

Mason working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Logan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Logan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
Logan stands up over Mason, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mason not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Logan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Logan won't allow Mason to sweep him here.
Logan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Logan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mason is on top in guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hulk Logan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab by Logan.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown but Logan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mason's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Logan closes the distance and pushes Mason back into the cage.
Mason tries to land knees in the clinch but Logan avoids the damage to the body.

Logan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mason can't fight it off and eventually Logan manages to take the fight to the floor. Mason looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Logan scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mason is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mason pulls Logan in to control the position.

Mason had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Logan defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Logan trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Logan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Logan wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Mason managing to control the position.
Logan connects with a couple of short punches.
Mason trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Logan scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Logan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Logan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Logan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Logan distracts Mason with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Logan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mason has momentary wrist control but Logan slips an elbow through the middle.

Mason is rocked!
Mason keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Oh Mason is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
Logan scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Logan lands a couple of elbows.
Mason bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Logan's guard.

Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason wants to pass the guard but Logan is keeping the position.
Logan working a defensive guard here.
Logan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mason controls from within his opponent's guard.
Logan trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Logan drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Logan lands with a left to the head.
Logan cracks Mason with a nice body shot.

Mason drags the fight down to the ground.
Logan landing some decent shots from guard.

Mason working for a triangle but Logan defends it easily.
Logan looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Logan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Mason is trying to control the position but Logan postures up.
Logan is in close to Mason's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Logan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Logan trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Logan postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mason covers up, he's hurt! Logan keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Logan and the ref steps in to end the fight! Logan can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Logan!
Hulk Logan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Madison Rice (ranked 4243 p4p, 4265 weight class) and Revolver Ocelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison Rice could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Revolver Ocelot's chin.

Rice
vs
Ocelot

188 cm
23
194
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
195
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Madison Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Revolver Ocelot!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ocelot instigates a clinch.
Ocelot blocking some punches.
Rice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ocelot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ocelot smiles and moves away.
Rice darts in looking for a takedown but Ocelot gets double underhooks and turns Rice into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madison Rice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ocelot fails to pull guard.
Rice fails to pull guard.
Rice tries for a takedown. No joy.

Ocelot drags the fight down to the ground.
Ocelot is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ocelot is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ocelot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rice passes into side control.
Rice trying to control the position but Ocelot is working away.
Rice misses with the ground and pound.
Ocelot is holding Rice down, trying to stall.
You can see the frustration on Ocelot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rice trying to control the position but Ocelot is working away.
Rice in the domination position with Ocelot hanging on.
Rice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ocelot on the ground.
Rice working away.
Rice tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Rice working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ocelot can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocelot sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ocelot is concentrating on defense, preventing Rice from advancing position.
Rice is stalling here. Ocelot is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rice seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ocelot has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rice is trying to improve his position.

Ocelot is trying to get an arm triangle but Rice is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ocelot is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rice is trying to get back to half guard.

Ocelot wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rice, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ocelot tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Revolver Ocelot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ocelot clinches with his opponent.
Ocelot jumps guard but Rice turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Ocelot jumps guard.
Ocelot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Ocelot throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rice escapes and throws Ocelot's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ocelot can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocelot is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Ocelot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rice in the domination position with Ocelot hanging on.
Rice trying to control the position but Ocelot is working away.
You can see the frustration on Ocelot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ocelot stops Rice from passing to mount.
Ocelot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rice wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rice working away.
Rice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ocelot keeps working.
Ocelot wants to control but Rice postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ocelot pushes Rice up against the cage in a clinch.
Rice tries to pull guard but Ocelot won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice is trying to break free.
Ocelot tries to pull guard but Rice holds him up against the cage and eventually Ocelot drops back down to his feet.
Ocelot is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rice to keep the fight standing.
Madison Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Revolver Ocelot.

Ocelot pulls guard effortlessly.
Ocelot has Rice pulled in close to control his posture.
Rice distracts Ocelot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rice wants to stand but Ocelot is controlling his posture from full guard.

Ocelot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocelot trying to keep a closed guard but Rice is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ocelot holds on and takes a little breather.

Ocelot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ocelot is trying to control the position but Rice postures up.
Rice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rice trying to control but Ocelot is working from the bottom.

Ocelot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Revolver Ocelot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ocelot rushes Rice and presses him up against the cage.
Rice fails to pull guard.
Ocelot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ocelot fails to pull guard.

Rice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ocelot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rice, pushing him back against the cage.
Ocelot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Madison Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Revolver Ocelot.

Ocelot pulls guard successfully.
Ocelot keeping moving, preventing Rice from controlling successfully.

Ocelot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ocelot has his hands on Rice's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ocelot swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ocelot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rice defends it easily.
Rice throws a big right hand that misses.

Rice drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rice jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Ocelot looking for a guillotine here but Rice defends easily.

Ocelot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ocelot controlling Rice's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ocelot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ocelot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ocelot seems keen to control Rice's posture.

Ocelot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rice won't allow Ocelot to sweep him here.

Ocelot is looking for a triangle but Rice pushes his legs off easily.
Rice trying to control the position from guard on top but Ocelot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ocelot working for a triangle but Rice defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ocelot swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Revolver Ocelot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ocelot 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Revolver Ocelot!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Revolver Ocelot!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Revolver Ocelot!

Revolver Ocelot wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Cruz (ranked 4264 p4p, 4058 weight class) and Mountain Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Damien Cruz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cruz
vs
Beast

188 cm
23
197
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
186
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mountain Beast!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Mountain Beast has been cut.
Beast dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Beast slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.

Cruz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Beast sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beast cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Beast landing with the ground and pound.
Beast lands a couple of elbows.
Beast is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beast scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beast's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beast is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beast with a nice head shot there.

Cruz is rocked!
Beast postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cruz covers up, he's hurt! Beast keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Beast and the ref steps in to end the fight! Beast can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mountain Beast!
Mountain Beast spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 4428 p4p, 4478 weight class) and Leo Carten (ranked 470 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Carten is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Diaz
vs
Carten

188 cm
23
185
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
200
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Carten!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Carten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carten is looking to clinch.
Carten tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Carten ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Carten manages to avoid it.
Carten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Carten misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carten fails with a takedown attempt.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carten looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carten darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Carten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Carten throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Carten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carten fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Carten. Carten gets slowly back to his feet.
Carten looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carten looks winded!
Carten swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carten misses with a few strikes there.
Carten is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips under a jab from Carten.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Carten is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carten tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carten.
Diaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Carten avoided it.
Carten shoots and misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carten misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz slips a straight right by Carten.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz moves out of range as Carten throws a body kick.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carten.
Carten is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Carten persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.
Carten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carten gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carten tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carten thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carten. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carten shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carten misses with a double jab
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carten fails with the takedown
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Carten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Carten.
Carten moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carten misses with a leg kick
and Carten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carten darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Carten into the cage.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Carten manages to avoid it.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carten.
Carten misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carten throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Carten takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz checks a low kick from Carten.
As Carten backs away, Diaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Carten might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diaz has got the better of the exchanges.
Carten fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carten gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carten fails to land the takedown.
Carten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Leo Carten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Carten.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Carten. Carten gets slowly back to his feet.

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.
Carten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carten swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carten can do to turn this around?
Carten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Carten misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carten misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carten shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carten.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carten closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Carten pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a counter high kick but Carten was just alert enough to avoid it.
Carten doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Leo Carten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Nick Diaz!

Nick Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Nick Diaz, 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.