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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Rise Against - Give It All as his entrance music. 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 Arjen Diaz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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179 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
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184 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjen Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
Kelley misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelley.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz is working Kelley over against the cage.
Kelley pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz digs a right hand into Kelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelley's gas tank.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelley is breathing heavily.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelley is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Diaz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelley takes a shot to the head.
Diaz gets through Kelley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Kelley tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kelleys head.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Diaz pushes Kelley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Kelley is rocked!
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley blocks a jab.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Diaz dominated that 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.
Kelley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Kelley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diaz.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelley.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
A swing and a miss from Kelley.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to work over Kelley's front leg with a kick but Kelley checks it.
Kelley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Kelley moves out of range easily.
Kelley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Kelley throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Kelley slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelley looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Kelley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Kelley had a free shot at his head there.
Kelley has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Arjen Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Diaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Diaz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Kelley with a nice cross.
Kelley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
A quick step to the side and Kelley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Kelley tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Arjen Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz cracks Kelley with a nice body shot.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from 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 lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Diaz circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kelley tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Diaz wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjen Diaz!
After winning the bout, Arjen Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Liam Kelley spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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