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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Tion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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179 cm
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184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dis Tion!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tion looks to land a right hand but Diamond moved out of range.
Diamond gets a takedown into half guard.
Diamond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tion's head.
Diamond not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diamond sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diamond is looking to advance position but Tion won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diamond in particular looking to stall.
Tion is trying to control but can't.
Diamond keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tion is looking to control Diamond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tion avoid being mounted?
Diamond is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tion can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diamond scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diamond in particular looking to stall.
Tion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diamond. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diamond slips a nice elbow through Tion's hands, connecting with Tion's forehead.
Diamond wants to take a breather but Tion is having none of it.
Tion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diamond wants to control but Tion is keeping him busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rick Diamond just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Diamond shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tion.
Tion doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
Tion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diamond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diamond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diamond slips a jab and a cross from Tion.
Tion missing with a left hand there. Diamond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tion stuffs the takedown.
Diamond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tion pinned against the cage. Tion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Diamond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diamond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond moves out of range as Tion strikes.
Tion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diamond manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond shoots for a takedown but Tion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diamond dives in and grabs Tion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tion pushes down on Diamond's head and hops out.
Tion works Diamond's body with a nice hook.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Tion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond tries for a takedown but Tion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diamond shoots in but Tion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diamond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tion.
Tion looks to throw the jab but Diamond is out of range.
Tion is looking to clinch but Diamond is avoiding it.
Rick Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diamond scores with a takedown into Tion's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tion wants to stand and escape but Diamond is having none of it.
Tion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diamond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diamond thows a big elbow that misses.
Diamond postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diamond 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diamond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tion controls Diamond momentarily but Diamond frees himself.
Diamond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diamond is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tion's half guard.
Tion trying to control here.
Tion might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diamond kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tion wants to get back to full guard.
Diamond stalling away here and it's allowed Tion to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diamond makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diamond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diamond tries to move into range but Tion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Rick Diamond has been cut.
Diamond shoots in and drives through. Tion sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Tion as Diamond shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Diamond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tion pinned against the cage. Tion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tion misses with an uppercut.
Diamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diamond closes the distance and clinches up with Tion, looking for a takedown. Diamond pushes Tion against the cage but Tion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diamond fails with the takedown.
Tion loads up on a big right hand but Diamond slips the punch.
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.
Tion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diamond is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tion breaks from the clinch.
Diamond shoots in but no luck this time.
Tion throws a hook to the side of Diamond's head but Diamond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tion lands a lovely overhand right.
Tion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Diamond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Diamond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Diamond or perhaps it was just good defense by Tion which made him look bad.
Diamond fails with the takedown.
Diamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tion throws out the jab.
No luck for Diamond with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Diamond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond shoots in looking for a takedown. Tion tries to sprawl out of it but Diamond keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diamond to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tion wants to stand up but Diamond is controlling him.
Diamond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diamond throwing strikes from guard but Tion blocks nicely.
Tion wants to sweep here but Diamond controlling him for the moment.
Diamond stands up over Tion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond passes Tion's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diamond prevents Tion from standing back up.
Diamond throws a strike but Tion avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Diamond postures up in Tion's guard and throws a big left but Tion blocks it.
Diamond trying to control the position from guard on top but Tion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamond prevents Tion from getting back to his feet.
Tion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diamond trying to control but Tion is working from the bottom.
Diamond sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond works over Tion with some ground and pound from guard.
Diamond is pushing down on Tion's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tion is fighting to maintain full guard but Diamond has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diamond thows a huge punch but Tion dodges it nicely.
Diamond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diamond prevents Tion from improving his position.
Diamond keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tion is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Diamond jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diamond tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tion's legs.
Diamond misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dis Tion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond is chipping away with strikes.
Diamond works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diamond working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tion taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diamond misses with the ground and pound.
Rick Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diamond landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Diamond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tion 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dis Tion!
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energy
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RATING
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