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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shyne. Nick Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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173 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkov tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov lands a jab.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Volkov avoids it well.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov fails to land the takedown.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkov counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
Diaz wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Volkov is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Volkov is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Volkov tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Volkov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Volkov is defending the position.
Diaz trying to control from Volkov's half guard. Volkov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Volkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz prevents Volkov from improving his position.
Diaz trying to control from Volkov's half guard. Volkov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Volkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz has gone for a leg lock! Volkov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diaz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Diaz 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.
Volkov scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Volkov backs away looking to recover.
Volkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Volkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Volkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Volkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volkov lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
Vincent Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Volkov which made him look bad.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Volkov takes a jab right on the kisser.
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.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Diaz takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Volkov in a clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volkov scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz works Volkov's body with a nice hook.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Volkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkov fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Volkov as Diaz shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vincent Volkov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Volkov counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Volkov avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Volkov trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Volkov postures up.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
Volkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nick Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Volkov throws and elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Volkov's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushes down on Volkov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Volkov gets back to full guard.
Volkov has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Volkov.
Volkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Volkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Volkov looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Volkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Volkov 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nick 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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