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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Diaz (ranked 8491 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alik Yaqhar (ranked 3826 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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157 lbs
1 - 9 - 0 |
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171 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trenton Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alik Yaqhar!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaqhar tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yaqhar lands a left hand.
Yaqhar scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yaqhar scores with a knee to the head.
Yaqhar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yaqhar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaqhar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaqhar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Yaqhar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Yaqhar.
Yaqhar lands an elbow inside.
Yaqhar lands a knee to the head.
Yaqhar pulls guard effortlessly.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Yaqhar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yaqhar is looking to improve his position.
Yaqhar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Yaqhar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yaqhar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Yaqhar defends the submission attempt.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yaqhar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yaqhar wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two 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 wants to pass the guard but Yaqhar is defending well.
Yaqhar is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz is really struggling to control Yaqhar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Diaz stops Yaqhar from getting back to his feet.
Diaz is pressing down on Yaqhar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yaqhar is holding on for now.
Yaqhar wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yaqhar is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaqhar kicks Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Yaqhar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yaqhar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaqhar lands a damaging elbow.
Yaqhar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaqhar avoiding damage.
Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yaqhar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yaqhar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yaqhar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yaqhar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yaqhar wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Yaqhar gets to his feet - Diaz follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alik Yaqhar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yaqhar is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yaqhar down to the mat. Yaqhar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Yaqhar moves out of range.
Yaqhar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yaqhar working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Yaqhar breaks from the clinch.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yaqhar pinned against the cage. Yaqhar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaqhar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Yaqhar wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz jumps guard but Yaqhar stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yaqhar lands with a short shot to the head.
Yaqhar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaqhar digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yaqhar lands a body punch.
Yaqhar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yaqhar landing knees to the head.
We've been informed that Yaqhar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yaqhar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz tries to pull guard but Yaqhar won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaqhar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz jumps guard but Yaqhar stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Yaqhar won't allow it.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yaqhar has him pressed against the cage.
Yaqhar with a knee to the head.
Alik Yaqhar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Yaqhar.
Yaqhar lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Yaqhar.
Yaqhar breaks from the clinch.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Yaqhar keeps him there for the moment.
Yaqhar has clasped his hands together around Diaz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Yaqhar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yaqhar slows the pace down.
Diaz is not content to let Yaqhar control the position.
Yaqhar staying calm.
Yaqhar is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yaqhar decides to stand back up. Yaqhar steps back and let's Diaz get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Yaqhar sprawls well.
Yaqhar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz clinches up with Yaqhar and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yaqhar is defending well.
Yaqhar lands a right hand.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yaqhar lands with a left to the head.
Yaqhar lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alik Yaqhar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Yaqhar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Yaqhar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Yaqhar sprawls well.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Yaqhar.
Yaqhar lands a nice elbow.
Yaqhar scores a nice knee to the body.
Yaqhar gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yaqhar in particular looking to stall.
Yaqhar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaqhar wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pushes Yaqhar off looking to stand but Yaqhar dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yaqhar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yaqhar controlling the action here.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaqhar content to control rather than advance.
Alik Yaqhar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yaqhar is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Yaqhar the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz sets himself, and Yaqhar steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Yaqhar, which made it look bad.
Yaqhar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in but Yaqhar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yaqhar tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz clinches up with Yaqhar and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yaqhar with a knee to the head.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Yaqhar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaqhar pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yaqhar lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Yaqhar keeps him there for the moment.
Yaqhar lands a body punch.
Yaqhar is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yaqhar down to the mat. Yaqhar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaqhar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yaqhar manages to break the clinch.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Yaqhar gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Yaqhar tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Trenton Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaqhar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alik Yaqhar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yaqhar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alik Yaqhar!
After the fight, Alik Yaqhar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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