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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devgan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaMarcus Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as LaMarcus Diaz enters the cage!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Devgan Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, LaMarcus Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan scores with a head kick.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khan stalling against the cage.
Khan has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz wants to break free but Khan has control.
Diaz is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diaz to keep the fight standing.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devgan Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Devgan Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan clinches.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Khan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan wants to clinch
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Khan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LaMarcus Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devgan Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Khan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Diaz is trying to keep an underhook but Khan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz has one foot on Khan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
LaMarcus Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khan.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LaMarcus Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Devgan Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Khan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan taking a breather.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is struggling to control the position.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Khan prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Khan.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan manages to pull guard.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khan pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Khan tries to pull guard but Diaz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devgan Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Khan's body. Khan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaMarcus Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khan.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Devgan Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaMarcus Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to LaMarcus Diaz.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LaMarcus Diaz!
Devgan Khan spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel as I injured my arm, coz I couldn't be able to either punch or defend an attack. I hope it's not a fracture and my fans can understand me coz am not dat kind of fighter who let his fans down. I promise after my injury to be back better Dan before!! '.
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