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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Love to Knock the Hell Out of You. Waters has chosen 50 Cent - Ready for War as his entrance music. Dwayne Waters told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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164 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Waters!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Waters slips the punch.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Waters's body. Waters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waters moves away.
Dwayne Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Waters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Waters's belly button to the back.
Waters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Waters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Waters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two 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.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Waters.
Waters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Waters connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Dylan Diaz has been cut.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waters.
Waters misses with a hook to the body
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Waters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waters tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to clinch.
Waters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Waters counters by clinching up.
Waters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waters looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Waters's head.
Waters pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
It looks like Dwayne Waters has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz letting Waters take a breather here.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz tries a body shot but Waters blocks it.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Waters dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waters avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Waters is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Waters throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Waters lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is looking to wear down Waters with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Waters on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters looking to stall.
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz is stalling here.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Waters.
A right handed body shot lands from Waters.
A head punch on the inside from Waters fails to land.
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Waters.
Waters being controlled against the cage.
Waters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Waters - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Waters.
Waters lands with a light punch inside.
Waters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Waters.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters is looking to control Diaz's arms but Diaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waters has his back to the cage.
Waters holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Waters.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waters taking a breather.
Diaz stalling.
Waters leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Waters.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waters's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Waters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Waters's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Waters lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Waters letting Diaz take a breather here.
Waters stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Waters taking a breather.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waters tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Waters scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Waters works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Waters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
Waters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Waters tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Waters attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waters tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Waters avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Waters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Waters circles away.
Waters throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Waters tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A low kick from Waters misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Waters's head but Waters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waters misses with a hook to the body
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Waters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Waters forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waters is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Waters can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters being controlled against the cage.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Dwayne Waters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Waters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Waters misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Waters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waters is trying to stall.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waters scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waters as Diaz tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Waters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waters misses with the head strike.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Waters lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dylan Diaz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Waters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Waters slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Waters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dwayne Waters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waters.
Waters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waters tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz checks a low kick from Waters.
Diaz defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
Waters dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waters is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Waters circles away and we're back to standing.
Dwayne Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Waters misses with a looping right.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Waters moves away and avoids it.
Waters cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Waters tries a head kick but it misses.
Waters throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz punishes Waters's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Waters wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waters thinking.
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 with a poor takedown
and Waters counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Waters tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Waters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Waters moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Waters counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Waters dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waters avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Waters scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Waters throws a left and a right that both miss
so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Waters lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Waters jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Diaz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Diaz and Waters has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Waters is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Waters tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Waters has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dylan Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Diaz is not content to let Waters control the position.
Waters misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dwayne Waters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to escape the position but Waters is controlling the position.
Diaz is not content to let Waters control the position.
Waters is staying tight to Diaz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Waters swings around for an armbar but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Waters's guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Waters blocks nicely.
Diaz throws and elbow that misses. Waters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Waters!
Waters seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waters drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Waters has Diaz in his guard.
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 Dylan Diaz.
I think Waters 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Waters!
Dwayne Waters is the new lightweight champion!
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hype
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