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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 900 p4p, 1267 weight class) and Julian Diaz (ranked 93 p4p, 134 weight class). Falandas comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. On his way into the cage it seems that Mertis Falandas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mertis Falandas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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178 cm
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8 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Diaz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Falandas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Falandas is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falandas tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Falandas throws a body shot but no joy.
Falandas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falandas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Diaz tries to get set, Falandas tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
Falandas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falandas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Falandas.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Falandas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Falandas is controlling the position.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Falandas.
Falandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Falandas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Falandas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Falandas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Falandas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falandas is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Falandas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diaz after a bit of a struggle.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Falandas has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Falandas.
Falandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Falandas lands with a left to the head.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz tries a body shot but Falandas blocks it.
Diaz lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Falandas.
Falandas wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mertis Falandas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falandas.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Falandas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Falandas.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falandas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Falandas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Julian Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz thumps Falandas with a low kick.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Falandas is out of range.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falandas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Falandas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falandas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falandas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Falandas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falandas connects with a single shot there.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Falandas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Falandas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Falandas's belly button to the back.
Falandas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Falandas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Falandas moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Falandas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Falandas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Falandas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falandas with the inside leg kick.
Diaz checks a low kick from Falandas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Falandas slips the punch.
Falandas throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falandas throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Falandas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Jab from Diaz.
Falandas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Falandas moved away.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz throws a hook but Falandas avoids it easily.
Falandas closes the distance and clinches.
Falandas tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Falandas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Falandas misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falandas looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Falandas dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Falandas.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julian Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz throws a hook but Falandas avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Falandas wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Falandas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Falandas.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Falandas jumps back.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Falandas misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falandas looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falandas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Falandas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Falandas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falandas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Falandas jabs at Diaz's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falandas.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Falandas has time to react.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Julian Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Falandas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz clobbers Falandas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falandas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falandas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Falandas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falandas throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A slow jab from Falandas misses its intended target.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falandas closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Falandas.
Falandas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falandas pulls Diaz into guard.
Falandas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Falandas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Falandas is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falandas stops Diaz from standing up.
Falandas tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Falandas dives into side control.
Falandas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Falandas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz bucks up and tries to throw Falandas off but instead Falandas has got his back!
Diaz is trying to stand back up.
Diaz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Falandas off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Diaz showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mertis Falandas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Falandas.
Falandas misses with a low kick.
Falandas tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falandas.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Falandas scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a low kick but Falandas avoids it.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falandas momentarily.
Falandas is looking to clinch.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Falandas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falandas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Falandas moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz checks a low kick from Falandas.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Falandas is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Falandas moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Falandas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Falandas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falandas defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Falandas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Falandas swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Falandas scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
Falandas slips under a jab from Diaz.
Falandas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Falandas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Falandas misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falandas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a hook but Falandas avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Falandas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Falandas looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Falandas.
Falandas lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Falandas slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Falandas's head but Falandas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falandas was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Falandas misses with an uppercut.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Falandas.
Falandas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falandas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Falandas off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Falandas finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falandas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Falandas's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to chop away at Falandas's legs.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Falandas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falandas defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
As Diaz tries to get set, Falandas tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Falandas.
Falandas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz takes a swing at Falandas's ribcage but misses.
Falandas is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Falandas ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falandas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falandas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Falandas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Falandas moved out of range.
Falandas misses with a low kick.
Falandas backing away here, and Diaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falandas scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falandas throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Falandas lands with an overhand left.
Falandas blocks a jab.
Diaz moves out of range as Falandas strikes.
Falandas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Falandas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diaz manages to circle out of the way.
Falandas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Falandas moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Falandas slips under a jab.
Falandas connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a jab when Falandas was well out of range.
Falandas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falandas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falandas throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Falandas misses with a leg kick.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Falandas steps away.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mertis Falandas.
I think Falandas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mertis Falandas!
Mertis Falandas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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