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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz shoots in but Grey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Grey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Grey controls the position.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diaz tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey lands a nice shot to the head.
Grey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Grey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Grey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grey looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grey won't let Diaz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Grey dominated that round.
That's time! Grey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Grey counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Grey with a nice head shot there.
Grey postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Grey lands a couple of elbows.
Grey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grey is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Grey wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Grey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Grey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grey postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Grey with a nice head shot there.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grey passes into side control.
Diaz is not content to let Grey control the position.
Diaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Grey trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Grey controls the position from side control.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grey trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Grey tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Grey dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diaz digs a good hook to Grey's body.
Grey fails to land the takedown.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Diaz is letting Grey control him for a moment.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz wants to control but Grey postures up.
Grey working the ground and pound.
Grey remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grey 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Grey is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Derrick Grey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grey trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz is trying to buck Grey off.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face as Grey controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diaz is pushing Grey's head away, looking to escape. Grey manages to hold on to the position though.
Grey lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Patrick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face as Grey controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Grey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Grey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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