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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Master Roshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nate Diaz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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166 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Roshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roshi throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Roshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Roshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Roshi's body.
Roshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz closes the distance but Roshi moves to the side
letting Roshi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Roshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roshi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Roshi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diaz moves to clinch but Roshi breaks away
and Roshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roshi is looking to counter punch.
Roshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roshi counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roshi backs up against the cage.
Roshi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Roshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Roshi throws a big counter combination but Diaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Roshi moved out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Roshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roshi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roshi is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roshi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roshi counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Roshi counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roshi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz closes the distance but Roshi moves to the side
letting Roshi counter with a right hand.
Roshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Roshi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roshi counters with a straight right hand.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
As Diaz looks to move away, Roshi throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Diaz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roshi has got the better of the exchanges.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Roshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Roshi counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roshi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Roshi is avoiding it.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Roshi counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Roshi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roshi rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Roshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Master Roshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Roshi counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Roshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Roshi misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Roshi circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Roshi misses the target.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roshi counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
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 closes the distance but Roshi moves to the side
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Roshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Roshi circles away.
Roshi is looking to counter punch.
Roshi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Roshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Roshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Roshi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Roshi moved out of range nicely.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Roshi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roshi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Roshi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Roshi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diaz misses with a combination
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nate Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roshi is looking to counter punch.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Roshi counters with a left to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Roshi misses its target.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roshi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
It looked like Roshi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz moves to clinch but Roshi breaks away
and Roshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Roshi circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Roshi pushes him off.
Roshi throws a big counter combination but Diaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Roshi circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Roshi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshi slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Roshi throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz wants to clinch but Roshi slips to the side
letting Roshi counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz wants to clinch
enabling Roshi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
As Diaz looks to move away, Roshi throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Roshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Roshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz closes the distance but Roshi moves to the side
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Roshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Roshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Roshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roshi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Roshi!
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hype
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