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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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157 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Diaz tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Jackson keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Jackson has Diaz pressed against the cage.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Troy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Jackson presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz looks winded!
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson slips under a jab from Diaz.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Diaz avoids it well and moves away.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson stalling.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Troy Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Diaz wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Troy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Diaz.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Jackson is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Nathan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Jackson tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Nathan Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz wants to break free but Jackson has control.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Jackson lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jackson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson feinted with a counter takedown.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Jackson misses its target.
Jackson cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Troy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jackson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jackson frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Jackson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nathan Diaz!
Nathan Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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