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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arlen Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlen Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Bush slowing the pace effectively.
Bush really is a fat lump.
Bush tightens his grip and picks Diaz up, before dumping him to the ground. Diaz manages to land in guard.
Bush decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bush gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diaz drives through with a takedown into Bush's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bush has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Diaz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bush drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Bush slowing the pace effectively.
Bush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bush decides to stand back up.
Bush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Bush gets a clinch.
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bush - that landed with a thud.
Bush has hold of one of Diaz's legs. Diaz is fighting the takedown attempt but Bush gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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 has his foot on Bush's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bush works his way back into a safe position though.
Bush stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlen Bush dominated that round.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bush clinches with his opponent.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Bush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bush might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Arlen Bush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bush throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Bush moves out of range.
Bush clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Diaz is working an open guard so Bush takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Bush.
Bush has managed to clinch.
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bush has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush manages to break the clinch.
Bush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Bush displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Bush lands a takedown into guard.
Bush landing some decent shots from guard.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bush is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Bush gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bush rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz gets control of Bush's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bush is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlen Bush dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bush.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Bush pulls Diaz into guard.
Bush has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Bush has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bush stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bush rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz pulls guard.
Bush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz is working an open guard so Bush takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bush tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Bush looking to score a takedown here. Diaz is defending well but Bush drives through and ends up in Diaz's guard.
Bush is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is trying to control the position but Bush postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working an open guard so Bush takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bush misses with a body punch.
Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Bush's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bush misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bush on his heels. He'll look to pass Bush's guard now, I'm sure.
Bush pushes Diaz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Bush avoids nicely.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlen Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Bush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlen Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bush, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlen Bush!
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