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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to National Anthem. Fountain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All the boys and the girls. Diego Diaz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Fountain!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fountain misses.
Fountain misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fountain pinned against the cage. Fountain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fountain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Diaz wants to control but Fountain is keeping him busy.
Fountain is looking for a sweep.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fountain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fountain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fountain's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Fountain is retaining full guard.
Fountain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz stops Fountain from standing up.
Fountain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fountain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to Fountain's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fountain is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Fountain is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz trying to control but Fountain is working from the bottom.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fountain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fountain is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Fountain is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fountain avoid being mounted?
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.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Fountain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fountain trying to control here.
Fountain moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fountain, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diaz has Fountain pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diaz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fountain tumbling to the mat - Diaz dives into Fountain's guard.
Fountain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fountain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fountain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz is in close to Fountain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fountain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fountain is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz pushes down on Fountain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fountain wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fountain's waist but Fountain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Fountain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Fountain holds him up against the ropes and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Diaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fountain.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fountain throws a head kick that misses.
Fountain doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diaz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Fountain scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fountain trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Fountain trying to advance position but Diaz counters by regaining guard.
Diego Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Fountain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Diaz keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Diaz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz wants to stand but Fountain is controlling the position.
Fountain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fountain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Diego Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Diaz looks for a takedown but Fountain sprawls well.
Fountain throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fountain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fountain.
Fountain wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz tries to escape but Fountain is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fountain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fountain working away.
Fountain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fountain working away.
Fountain stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fountain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Fountain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fountain duly obliges.
Fountain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fountain is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Fountain circles away and we're back to standing.
Fountain moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fountain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fountain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fountain drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diaz!
Fountain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fountain is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fountain, who protects the arm well.
Fountain is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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 working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Fountain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz wants to advance to full mount but Fountain doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Diaz thows a big elbow that misses.
Fountain has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Fountain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ricky Fountain!
Ricky Fountain wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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