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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Diaz (ranked 6529 p4p, 4639 weight class) and Stacey Raad (ranked 0 p4p, 506 weight class). Raad has chosen I fought the law as his entrance music. Stacey Raad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stacey Raad!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raad in his tracks.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raad moves away.
Raad is looking for the big counter here.
Diaz misses with a hook. Raad ducked under it nicely.
Raad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raad.
Despite the aggression on Raad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Raad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Raad's shoulder, as Raad tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Raad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz digs a good hook to Raad's body.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raad was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Milkys Cave in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz jabs at Raad's body.
Raad misses with a straight right.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raad misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raad throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Raad manages to avoid it.
Raad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Raad avoids them all with ease.
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!
No joy there for Raad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz throws a hook but Raad blocks it.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
As Diaz backs off Raad throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Raad moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Raad saw that one coming.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Raad throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raad looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Raad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Raad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz sizes up Raad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Raad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Raad moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Raad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Raad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Raad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Raad.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Raad looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raad has time to react.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Raad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raad was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Raad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Raad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz scores with a jab. Raad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
As Diaz backs off Raad throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Raad ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raad just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Raad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz clobbers Raad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Raad saw that one coming.
Ben Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raad.
Diaz cracks Raad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Raad backs away looking to recover.
Raad moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Raad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 misses with an uppercut. Raad saw that one coming.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raad counters with a left to the body.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Stacey Raad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raad was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raad doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz cracks Raad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raad.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Raad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a swing at Raad's ribcage but misses.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Raad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raad in his tracks.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Raad's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raad moves away.
Raad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raad can do to turn this around?
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Raad counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Raad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Raad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Raad is looking for the big counter here.
Raad slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Raad misses.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raad throws a counter combo.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Raad moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Raad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raad.
Raad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz swings for the body but Raad moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raad.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Ben Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Raad avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raad on the side of the head.
Diaz lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Raad's head.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Raad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Raad throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Raad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raad swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raad is breathing heavily.
Raad throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raad moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Raad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses the jab.
Raad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Raad unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Raad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raad swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz jabs at Raad's body.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raad unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Raad finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raad.
Despite the aggression on Raad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Raad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Raad counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raad slips under a jab.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz cracks Raad with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Raad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Raad unleashes a big counter combination but Diaz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Raad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz throws a jab when Raad was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raad staying out of range there.
Raad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Raad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Raad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raad takes one on the button.
Raad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Raad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Raad.
Raad is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Raad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Raad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raad slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raad momentarily.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Raad avoids them all with ease.
Diaz throws a jab when Raad was well out of range.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Raad is out of range.
Raad throws a counter combo.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Raad counters with a straight right hand.
Raad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Raad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raad moves away.
Raad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stacey Raad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz clobbers Raad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz swings for the body but Raad moves out of range.
Raad is looking for the big counter here.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Raad's head but Raad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Raad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raad.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ben Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Diaz!
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