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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Shellac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Refuse/Resist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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167 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Shellac!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shellac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shellac throws a body kick that misses.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Shellac scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shellac was covering up waiting for the punch and Diaz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Shellac keeps moving.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Shellac is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Shellac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shellac has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shellac can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz trying to control but Shellac is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shellac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shellac throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Shellac with a hook.
Shellac doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacques Shellac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shellac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shellac misses with a leg kick.
Diaz slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shellac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Shellac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shellac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz slips a straight right by Shellac.
Shellac fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Shellac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Shellac misses.
Shellac looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Shellac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shellac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Shellac.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shellac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shellac tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Shellac.
Shellac is looking to clinch.
Shellac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shellac tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shellac tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques Shellac will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shellac moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
A combination from Shellac does no damage.
Shellac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Shellac moved out of range nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Shellac as Diaz shoots in.
Shellac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shellac scores with a nice right hand.
Shellac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shellac fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shellac.
Diaz lunges at Shellac with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shellac's hand.
Shellac wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shellac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shellac tries a head kick but it misses.
Shellac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Shellac is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shellac throws out the jab.
Diaz tests Shellac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shellac takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shellac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shellac needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Shellac saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Shellac misses.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Shellac.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shellac throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shellac's half guard.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Shellac is working away.
Diaz throwing shots but Shellac is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shellac!
Diaz lands with some strikes.
Shellac is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but Shellac is having none of it.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Diaz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shellac for as long as he can get away with.
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shellac looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shellac is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Diaz off and has taken his back!
Shellac doesn't have the hooks in and Diaz manages to turn into his guard.
Diaz 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.
Diaz thows a big elbow that misses.
Shellac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shellac keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Shellac controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Shellac keeps moving.
Shellac controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shellac misses with a low kick.
Shellac is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Jacques Shellac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz tries to bum rush Shellac with a series of wild strikes but Shellac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shellac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Shellac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shellac misses with a head kick.
Shellac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Shellac.
Shellac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shellac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Shellac misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Shellac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Shellac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Shellac throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shellac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shellac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Shellac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shellac misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Shellac slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Shellac is looking to score with low kicks.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Shellac moved out of range nicely.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shellac's waist but Shellac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Shellac wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shellac closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shellac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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